Meaning & use
Disproportionality
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The state of being out of proportion; an unequal or unfair relationship in size, number, or degree between things that should correspond.
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Researchers studied the disproportionality of arrests across different neighborhoods.
The report highlighted the disproportionality of funding between urban and rural schools.
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Frequently used in social science and policy research to describe statistical gaps between groups.
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