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As already mentioned, entropy has been used by many authors as a measure of concentration/decentralization or variation (Theil, 1967, Tribus, 1969, Kunisawa, 1975, Horowitz-Horowitz, 1976, Erlander, 1977g,, Näslund, 1977). Its usefulness as such a measure has not been universally agreed upon (see e. g. Hart, 1971, Kendall, 1973, and Horowitz-Horowitz, 1976). In spite of this it may have some advantages in certain situations. We believe that the case for using entropy as a measure of dispersion in our situation is a strong one.
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Erlander, S. (1980). Entropy as a Measure of Dispersion. In: Optimal Spatial Interaction and the Gravity Model. Lecture Notes in Economics and Mathematical Systems, vol 173. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-45515-5_2
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