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Rao's quadratic entropy: a standalone construct

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Rao's quadraticentropy1 CONSTRUCTRao's quadratic entropyRAO · BIODIVERSITY AND

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Biodiversity and ecosystem function

a diversity index giving the expected dissimilarity between two randomly drawn individuals, widely used for functional and phylogenetic diversity.

In biodiversity and ecosystem function, Rao's quadratic entropy refers to a diversity index giving the expected dissimilarity between two randomly drawn individuals, widely used for functional and phylogenetic diversity. This meaning comes from Rao (1982) in Theoretical Population Biology.[1]

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References

  1. Rao, C. R. (1982). Diversity and dissimilarity coefficients: A unified approach. Theoretical Population Biology, 21(1), 24-43. https://doi.org/10.1016/0040-5809(82)90004-1

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