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Peer reviewedStearns, Linda Brewster; Logan, John R. – Urban Affairs Quarterly, 1986
Three commonly used measures of segregation (index of dissimilarity, p* interaction probabilities, and the correlation ratio) reflect three conceptually distinct aspects of racial residential segregation. The results of empirical studies will depend on the measure chosen. (Author/KH)
Descriptors: Correlation, Measurement, Metropolitan Areas, Population Distribution
