The index of dissimilarity became the standard segregation measure via the Duncans

Evidence

Ernest Burgess (1928) was the first social scientist to measure patterns and levels of residential segregation using objective methods, but he was unable to establish a consensus about how best to do so. In subsequent years, social scientists became bogged down in a prolonged debate about the most appropriate way to measure racial and ethnic segregation. The issue was finally settled by Otis and Beverly Duncan (1955), who recommended using the index of dissimilarity in most situations. This straightforward measure varies between 0 (no segregation) and 100 (complete segregation) and represents the percentage of minority members who would have to exchange neighborhoods with majority members to achieve an even, or integrated, residential distribution. — David Theo Goldberg, John Solomos, A Companion to Racial and Ethnic Studies, 2416 (#expands, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: The index of dissimilarity became the standard measure of residential segregation — David Theo Goldberg, John Solomos, A Companion to Racial and Ethnic Studies, 2416

Broader Connections

• The index of dissimilarity became the standard measure of residential segregation #expands (0.97) — David Theo Goldberg, John Solomos, A Companion to Racial and Ethnic Studies, 2416