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mpindex

mpindex offers a set of easy-to-use functions for computing Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) using the Alkire-Foster (AF) counting method developed by Sabina Alkire and James Foster. Learn more in vignette("mpindex") and ?compute_mpi.

Installation

To install the mpindex package from CRAN:

install.packages('mpindex')

If you want to get the latest development version of mpindex, install it from GitHub. Note that you may need to install devtools.

# install.packages("devtools")
devtools::install_github('yng-me/mpindex')

Usage

Load the package once you have successfully completed the installation.

library(mpindex)

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install.packages('mpindex')

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Version

0.2.1

License

MIT + file LICENSE

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Bhas Abdulsamad

Last Published

January 9th, 2024

Functions in mpindex (0.2.1)

use_global_mpi_specs

Use Global MPI specification
define_deprivation

Define deprivation cutoffs
compute_mpi

Compute Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI)
df_household_roster

Sample dataset of household members
df_household

Sample dataset of households
save_mpi

Save MPI output
define_mpi_specs

Define MPI specifications: dimensions, indicators, and weights