Simpson's index

GPTKB entity

Statements (21)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf diversity index
gptkbp:alternativeTo 1 - D
1 / D
gptkbp:appliesTo population genetics
community ecology
gptkbp:category biodiversity measure
gptkbp:form D = Σ n(n-1) / N(N-1)
gptkbp:higher_value_means lower diversity
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Simpson's index
gptkbp:introduced gptkb:Edward_H._Simpson
1949
gptkbp:lower_value_means higher diversity
gptkbp:measures species diversity
gptkbp:range 0 to 1
gptkbp:relatedTo Shannon index
Gini-Simpson index
gptkbp:used_in ecology
statistics
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Rao's_quadratic_entropy
gptkb:Biological_Diversity
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8