A Lorenz curve is a graph whose axes measure the: a. total amount of income in dollars on one axis and the total number of individuals or families receiving that income or a lower one on the other. b. percentage of people (10 percent, 20 percent, etc.) on one axis and the percentage of total income received by the lowest 10 percent, the lowest 20 percent, etc., on the other. c. number of individuals or families receiving a certain income on one axis and the percentage of the total population represented by that number on the other. d. number of individuals or families in different occupations on one axis and the median income received in that occupation on the other. e. income classes (e.g., $0 to $1999 and $2000 to $3999) on one axis and the percentage of individuals or families in each such income class on the other.

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