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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2012 Jan 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Math Sociol. 2011 Jan 1;35(1-3):114–145. doi: 10.1080/0022250X.2010.532367

Table 2.

Standard Deviations of Selected Segregation Indices Over 1,250 Trials for Different Simulation Scenarios.

Scenario N and Uneven Distribution
Active Factors*
 SES Segregation
 Blues- Blues- Reds- Isolation (XPX)
N U S P A D Blues Reds Greens Reds Greens Greens Blues Reds Greens
1 - - - - - 0.78 2.24 2.22 0.29 0.29 0.61 0.09 0.19 0.19
2 X - - - - 0.85 1.61 1.64 0.29 0.29 0.59 0.10 0.19 0.19
3 - X - - - 0.80 2.36 2.44 0.29 0.30 0.61 0.10 0.19 0.19
4 X X - - - 0.84 2.01 2.04 0.38 0.39 0.59 0.14 0.22 0.23
5 - - X - - 0.72 1.36 1.31 1.13 1.11 1.39 0.49 0.98 0.95
6 X - X - - 1.47 2.50 2.57 0.89 0.86 2.42 0.34 1.20 1.21
7 - X X - - 0.63 2.17 2.19 1.89 1.84 1.47 0.61 1.55 1.51
8 X X X - - 1.09 4.03 3.96 1.23 1.20 1.54 0.50 1.07 1.02
9 - - X X - 0.75 1..39 1.45 1.00 1.04 1.77 0.33 1.10 1.07
10 X - X X - 1.09 2.02 2.06 1.95 1.87 4.82 0.63 2.51 2.45
11 - X X X - 0.83 2.45 2.44 2.29 2.36 2.45 0.63 2.01 2.11
12 X X X X - 1.10 2.73 2.66 2.12 2.13 3.42 0.72 1.98 2.00
13 - - - - X 0.66 1.87 1.94 1.95 1.90 0.58 0.60 0.68 0.66
14 X - - - X 1.44 1.57 1.56 1.34 1.31 0.62 0.46 0.64 0.62
15 - X - - X 0.68 2.33 2.47 1.62 1.63 0.63 0.53 0.64 0.66
16 X X - - X 1.09 2.31 2.27 1.99 2.04 0.63 0.62 0.70 0.73
17 - - - X X 0.80 1.99 2.10 2.28 2.27 0.59 0.72 0.73 0.72
18 X - - X X 1.10 1.47 1.50 1.74 1.76 0.61 0.57 0.67 0.69
19 - X - X X 0.80 2.53 2.55 1.75 1.73 0.61 0.55 0.67 0.65
20 X X - X X 0.90 2.21 2.17 2.19 2.17 0.59 0.75 0.77 0.77
21 - - X - X 0.70 1.31 1.31 0.33 0.33 1.32 0.15 0.69 0.69
22 X - X - X 1.47 2.76 2.79 0.30 0.30 2.17 0.12 1.13 1.13
23 - X X - X 0.64 2.41 2.47 1.55 1.55 2.65 0.58 1.82 1.81
24 X X X - X 0.95 4.27 4.18 0.71 0.71 2.02 0.30 1.10 1.09
25 - - X X X 0.85 1.60 1.54 0.48 0.48 1.88 0.18 1.01 1.02
26 X - X X X 1.04 2.17 2.22 0.90 0.89 4.39 0.30 2.26 2.22
27 - X X X X 0.83 2.67 2.61 1.89 1.78 2.95 0.56 1.99 1.93
28 X X X X X 1.00 3.63 3.35 1.16 1.16 3.81 0.42 1.97 1.94
Scenario N and
Active Factors*
 Clustering
 Centrality
N U S P A D Blues Reds Greens Blues Reds Greens
1 - - - - - 0.22 0.12 0.12 1.40 1.62 1.60
2 X - - - - 0.20 0.11 0.11 0.63 0.71 0.71
3 - X - - - 0.24 0.13 0.12 1.49 1.58 1.57
4 X X - - - 0.30 0.15 0.16 0.63 0.70 0.72
5 - - X - - 4.31 3.77 3.88 8.55 10.06 9.83
6 X - X - - 3.86 3.52 3.50 2.41 2.16 2.19
7 - X X - - 3.83 3.25 3.22 8.76 9.76 9.80
8 X X X - - 3.49 3.54 3.59 1.93 2.21 2.20
9 - - X X - 6.74 7.49 7.47 22.75 25.91 22.65
10 X - X X - 6.74 7.48 7.74 1.86 1.85 1.79
11 - X X X - 5.72 6.72 6.60 24.54 26.31 25.16
12 X X X X - 6.08 7.32 7.45 1.61 1.90 1.85
13 - - - - X 3.65 1.34 1.33 8.09 5.87 5.81
14 X - - - X 3.22 1.21 1.24 1.70 0.97 0.98
15 - X - - X 3.09 1.09 1.11 7.83 5.25 5.30
16 X X - - X 2.82 0.98 1.01 1.27 0.89 0.89
17 - - - X X 5.53 2.15 2.15 18.77 12.53 12.46
18 X - - X X 5.49 2.11 2.11 1.54 0.98 1.02
19 - X - X X 4.50 1.83 1.82 18.93 11.57 11.54
20 X X - X X 4.84 1.76 1.77 1.44 0.99 0.96
21 - - X - X 4.21 3.95 3.80 8.56 10.61 10.44
22 X - X - X 3.85 3.78 3.81 2.69 2.48 2.48
23 - X X - X 3.76 3.17 3.07 9.04 9.28 9.63
24 X X X - X 3.49 3.69 3.62 2.02 2.47 2.52
25 - - X X X 7.53 8.41 8.37 19.35 23.01 23.79
26 X - X X X 7.53 8.07 7.98 1.70 1.88 1.96
27 - X X X X 6.16 6.72 6.77 21.60 23.54 24.19
28 X X X X X 6.32 7.25 7.50 1.57 2.12 2.06
*

Factors: U = Urban structure - area stratification in housing values, S = Minority SES disadvantage, P = Segregation-promoting ethnic preferences, A = Adjacent areas considered for preferences, D = Majority group prejudice and discrimination.