Extreme values are common in survey data and represent a recurring threat to the reliability of both poverty and inequality estimates. The adoption of a consistent criterion for outlier detection is useful in many practical applications, particularly when international and intertemporal comparisons are involved. This paper discusses a simple, univariate detection procedure to flag outliers in the distribution of any variable of interest. It presents...
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2022/11/15
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Documento de trabajo sobre investigaciones relativas a políticas
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WPS10231
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1
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2022/11/15
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Disclosed
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Outlier Detection for Welfare Analysis