merge_units

After running compress, this function creates a dataset where
units are merged.

Computes segregation indices, including the Index of Dissimilarity,
as well as the information-theoretic indices developed by
Theil (1971) <isbn:978-0471858454>, namely
the Mutual Information Index (M) and Theil's Information Index (H).
The M, further described by Mora and Ruiz-Castillo (2011) <doi:10.1111/j.1467-9531.2011.01237.x>
and Frankel and Volij (2011) <doi:10.1016/j.jet.2010.10.008>,
is a measure of segregation that is highly decomposable. The package provides
tools to decompose the index by units and groups (local segregation),
and by within and between terms. The package also provides a method to decompose
differences in segregation as described by Elbers (2021) <doi:10.1177/0049124121986204>.
The package includes standard error estimation by bootstrapping, which also corrects for
small sample bias. The package also contains functions for visualizing segregation patterns.

Benjamin Elbers

segregation

Entropy-Based Segregation Indices

merge_units function

<dl><dt>compression</dt>
<dd>A "segcompression" object returned by compress.</dd>
<dt>n_units</dt>
<dd>Determines the number of merges by specifying the number of
units to remain in the compressed dataset.
Only <code>n_units</code> or <code>percent</code> must be given. (default: <code>NULL</code>)</dd>
<dt>percent</dt>
<dd>Determines the number of merges by specifying the percentage
of total segregation information retained in the compressed dataset.
Only <code>n_units</code> or <code>percent</code> must be given. (default: <code>NULL</code>)</dd>
<dt>parts</dt>
<dd>(default: FALSE)</dd></dl>

Arguments

Creates a compressed dataset — merge_units

<dl>

<dt>compression</dt>
<dd>A "segcompression" object returned by compress.</dd>


<dt>n_units</dt>
<dd>Determines the number of merges by specifying the number of
units to remain in the compressed dataset.
Only <code>n_units</code> or <code>percent</code> must be given. (default: <code>NULL</code>)</dd>


<dt>percent</dt>
<dd>Determines the number of merges by specifying the percentage
of total segregation information retained in the compressed dataset.
Only <code>n_units</code> or <code>percent</code> must be given. (default: <code>NULL</code>)</dd>


<dt>parts</dt>
<dd>(default: FALSE)</dd>

</dl>

merge_units: Creates a compressed dataset

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