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Similarity of Options and the Measurement of Diversity

Published:2003-10 Issue:4 Volume:15 Page:405-421
ISSN:0951-6298
Container-title:Journal of Theoretical Politics
language:en
Short-container-title:Journal of Theoretical Politics

Author:

Bossert Walter¹,Pattanaik Prasanta K.²,Xu Yongsheng³

Affiliation:

1. University of Montreal,

2. University of California, Riverside,

3. Georgia State University,

Abstract

This article analyzes the measurement of the diversity of sets based on the dissimilarity of the objects contained in the set. We discuss axiomatic approaches to diversity measurement and examine the considerations underlying the application of specific measures. Our focus is on descriptive issues: rather than assuming a specific ethical position or restricting attention to properties that are appealing in specific applications, we address the foundations of the measurement issue as such in the context of diversity.

Publisher

SAGE Publications

Subject

Sociology and Political Science

Link

http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/0951692803154004

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