The legacy of Corrado Gini in survey sampling and inequality theory

Yves Tillé1
1Institute of statistics, University of Neuchâtel, Neuchâtel, Switzerland

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We present two seminal contributions of Corrado Gini on the theory of survey sampling and the theory of inequalities: the idea of balanced sampling and the Gini inequality index. These contributions have contributed to the development of a fertile field of research.

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