POVERTY

A Python Package to calculate indexes related to poverty and inequality.

Who is this for?

For anybody who want to calculate indexes related to poverty and inequality using a python package.

GENERAL USAGE

Installation From PyPI package

pip install poverty

IMPLEMENTED FEATURES

• Headcount Index

• Poverty Index

• Squared Poverty Index

• Sen Index

• Sen-Shorrocks-Thon Index

• Watts Index

• Gini Coefficient

• Lorenz Curve

    import poverty as pt
  
    #Base line for poverty
    >>>poverty_line=125
  
    #List containing expenditure
    >>>expenditure=[100,110,150,160]
  
    #To calculate Headcount Index
    >>>pt.calc_head(expenditure,poverty_line)
  
    #To calculate Poverty Index
    >>>pt.pov_index(expenditure,poverty_line)
  
    #To calculate Squared Poverty Index
    >>>pt.squared_pov_index(expenditure,poverty_line)
  
    #To calculate Sen Index
    >>>pt.sen_index(expenditure,poverty_line)
  
    #To calculate Sen-Shorrocks-Thon index
    >>>pt.sst_index(expenditure,poverty_line)
  
    #To calculate Watts Index
    >>>pt.watts_index(expenditure,poverty_line)
  
    #To calculate Gini Coefficient
    >>>pt.gini(expenditure)
  
    #To draw Lorenz Curve
    >>>pt.draw_lorenz(expenditure)
  

PERSONAL NOTE

Feel free to browse the project and give feedback (comments, issues, pull requests).