As a Tool That Is Used to Measure Inequality in the Distribution

question 163

Multiple Choice

As a tool that is used to measure inequality in the distribution of income, the Lorenz curve graphs

• A) the cumulative percentage of income against the cumulative percentage of households.
• B) the percentage of total income received by each given percentage of households.
• C) the mean income, median income, and mode income against the percentage of households.
• D) the mean income received by households over time.

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