A new quantitative measure of trends in the status of the worlds languages. The name of a pdf file the pathway map will be written to. Pdf functional diversity may be summarized using indices based on trait. In order to save or email the completed forms, the full version of adobe acrobat 5. Esri develops the annual demographic datasets using a variety of sources, beginning with the latest base, then adding a mixture of administrative records and private sources to capture changes. Fdiversity is a free software developed to estimate and analyse indices of functional diversity. Getting help faq try the faq its got answers to many common questions. We believe diversity makes us stronger, and better placed to serve the communities in which we work. Diversity and inclusion related documents department of. Dominance indices are weighted toward the abundance of the commonest species.
Every community must prepare for and respond to hazardous events, whether a natural disaster like a tornado or a disease outbreak, or an anthropogenic event such as a harmful chemical spill. More specifically, the index reflects how evenly distributed these students are among the raceethnicity categories reported to the california department of education. Complete the following problems using the equation. Diversity index number of runs number of plants 69. The index ranges from 0 no diversity to 100 complete diversity. Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender lgbt resources. Race again, the importance of race as an issue varies from country to country, often depending on the history of immigration in each nation. Most diversity indices require an estimate of species importance. Diversity indices provide more information about community composition than simply species richness i. The office of diversity and inclusion fosters a diverse and inclusive work environment that ensures equality of opportunity for applicants and employees through departmental diversity policy development, workforce analysis, outreach, retention, and education. Once concrete plans are ready to be implemented, documents that outline each policy should be included in the employee handbook. Perhaps the most celebrated index is the shannonwiener diversity index. The raostirling and raodiversity indices use a disparity function to. An authentic commitment to inclusion and diversity baker mckenzie has a strong commitment to recruiting a diverse pool of talent and creating an inclusive environment where people are able to reach their fullest potential.
Diversity indices and spatial scales greatly effect the conclusions of. The index of linguistic diversity ild is a new quantitative measure of trends in linguistic diversity. Updated demographicsesri demographics documentation. The diversity index is a measure of the biodiversity of a group of organisms in an area. The estimates computed on original data could be biased by uneven sampling depth sample size, of those only chaoe is properly normalized to be compared between samples. Perceptions, practices and attitudes 7 workforce diversity and inclusion is a concept that appears to have taken hold. Diversity indices can be used in many fields of study to assess the. After being led through a derivation of simpsons diversity index, students then apply the equation to a data set on their own. If the average distance between individuals is large, the diversity is high.
Features provided by esri, such as additional geographies and. One of the most important factors that determines the performance of the genetic algorithm performs is the diversity of the population. Population diversity importance of population diversity. The ethnic diversity index is intended to measure how much diversity or variety a school or district has among the ethnic groups in its student population. It is possible for a data set to give inconsistent results for alpha diversity indices, in that sample 1 will have a higher diversity than sample 2 using one index, but. Shannon index the idea behind this index is that the diversity of a community is similar to the amount of information in a code or message.
Hooper and vitousek 1997 stated that species diversity measured by shannon index ignores species composition. Documentation forms human resources, diversity and. The diversity index reports the percentage of times two randomly selected people would differ by raceethnicity. Framework of the singapore index on cities biodiversity 6 what the singapore index can do for biodiversity planning in your city 7 the singapore index on cities biodiversity 9 part i. Once concrete plans are ready to be implemented, documents that outline each policy should be.
In my video diversity index as business kpi the concept of diversity i explain the mathematical concept of diversity introducing the simpson index. Complete these forms in your browser and then print them out. We developed and evaluated the multidimensional us healthy food diversity hfd index, which measures dietary variety, dietary quality and proportionality according to the 2010 dietary guidelines for americans dga. Global challenges and opportunities 7 gender this is an issue in the region, but not for all countries. Documentation and measurement of biodiversity norsk institutt for. The shannonwiener index margalef richness index and pielou evenness index of for zooplankton in site s1 were 3. Casanoves f, di rienzo ja, pla l 2008 user manual fdiversity. Visit the java platform standard edition technical documentation site for information on new features and enhancements, java tutorials, developer guides, api documentation, and much more. Refit constrained ordination as a multiple response linear model. Simpsons diversity index, which uses principles of probability to determine objectively which area has the greater biodiversity. Linguistic diversity index ldi may refer to either greenbergs language diversity index or the related index of linguistic diversity ild from terralingua, which measures changes in the underlying ldi over time greenbergs diversity index ldi is the probability that two people selected from the population at random will have different mother tongues. Greenbergs diversity index ldi is the probability that two people selected from the population at random will have different mother tongues.
Required document corporate suppliers brokers agents contractor suppliers appraisers completed w9 form. Multivariate homogeneity of groups dispersions variances barro colorado island tree counts. Links to the methodology statements for esri demographics u. We will then consider one measure used to compare diversity among communities, jaccard. Diversity index and discusses the features of the esri race and ethnic origin database that is supplemented by a diversity index. A read is counted each time someone views a publication summary such as the title, abstract, and list of authors, clicks on a figure, or views or downloads the fulltext.
Diversity index of every us county using the simpson diversity index. Esri s updated demographics include currentyear estimates and 5year projections of u. Sid 1 d where d is a measure of diversity, computed as follows. Global diversity and inclusion economist intelligence unit. A diversity index is a mathematical measure of species diversity in a community. The ild measures how the ldi has changed over time. Perceptions, practices and attitudes 3 more than ever, businesses, governments, nonprofits and other organizations are finding it necessary to adopt a global mindset in order to remain viable and relevant in todays global marketplace. The office of equality and diversity is committed to promoting diversity, equality, fairness, and respect. Varied diets are diverse with respect to diet quality, and existing dietary variety indices do not capture this heterogeneity.
All active suppliers of fannie mae must have the required documents noted below for their supplier type on file via the procurement system, procureone. Diversity index from wikipedia, the free encyclopedia redirected from diversity index a diversity index is a statistic which is intended to measure the differences among members of a set consisting of various types of objects. Cdc svi 2016 documentation cdcs social vulnerability index. Brief outlines of the two types of diversity indices of biodiversity are discussed in this article. The diversity index allows for efficient analysis and mapping of seven race groups that can be either of hispanic or nonhispanic origina total of 14 separate raceethnic groupings. Gender identity chcoc letter external link addressing sexual orientation and gender identity discrimination in federal civilian employment pdf file 293. Women are half the worlds population and despite the uproar over the lack of diversity in the computer science field, they hardly get any financial support for higher studies or opportunities to attend conferences. There are attempts to bridge this gap with grants in highly developed nations, especially in north america, europe and other firstworld countries. The underlying mathematical theory relates to statistics probabilities, multivariate analysis, cluster analysis etc. Internal regions are also very split on this issue. Orit hazzan department of education in technology and science technion israel institute of technology email.
Ordination methods, diversity analysis and other functions for community and vegetation ecologists. Before looking at simpsons diversity index in more detail, it is important to understand the basic concepts outlined below. Diversity estimation vdjtools snapshot documentation. Simpsons diversity index apply simpsons reciprocal diversity index and outline its significance. Every community must prepare for and respond to hazardous events, whether a natural disaster like a tornado or a disease outbreak, or an anthropogenic event such as a harmful chemical. A diversity index also called phylogenetic or simpsons diversity index is a quantitative measure that reflects how many different types such as species there are in a dataset a community and that can simultaneously take into account the phylogenetic relations among the individuals distributed among those types, such as richness, divergence or evenness. A widely used dominance index is simpsons diversity index. Documentation of policies and procedures properly documenting diversity policies is an effective means of communicating an organizations stances on diversity. We considered two common diversity indices, the species richness and the. Department of health and human services health resources and services administration bureau of health workforce national center for health workforce analysis. The index of diversity which asa2 level students in the uk need to understand can be found here.
The value of the diversity index will vary between 0 no diversity and 1 high diversity. Our approach also captures diversity between individuals, but rather than using genetic data, we measure cultural diversity using responses to surveys on norms, attitudes and preferences. Biological diversity can be quantified in many different ways. Health occupations 20112015 3 it has been shown to improve patient satisfaction, patientclinician communication, and access to care for patient belonging to minority populations. Documentation requirements office of equality and diversity. The diversity index shows the likelihood that two persons chosen at random from the same area, belong to different race or ethnic groups. The numbers in the table are the size of the download files in kilobytes. Diversity index captures the racial and ethnic diversity of a geographic area in a single number, 0 to 100. The concept of diversity is well introduced in ecology, economy and information theory. This map service summarizes racial and ethnic diversity in the united states in 2012. Index, module index, or table of contents handy when looking for specific information. Beside the simpson index there are many other indices used to describe diversity.
The chief diversity officer or designee will also explain the suny policy and commitment to diversity, equality, and inclusiveness, in accordance to the campus and universitywide system strategic diversity plan, beyond the required mandatory elements noted above. Diversity can be partitioned into two independent components. If you serve on committees whose focus is to improve campus climate for urm and other minority populations. At the end, students may discuss whether their results support their original. Cdc svi 2016 documentation 22020 please see the data dictionary as well as the cdc svi 20162014 crosswalk below.