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We are working on an methodology, allowing to detect disparities between the regions and within/inside the regions. For example:

  • There is a two-fold difference in salary between region A and B - this is a between region disparity.

  • Only 2% of residents receive a median salary in region C and 70% in region D - this is a within/inside region disparity.

Does the following sentence, using words between and within carry the same message:

Novel methodology for identifying between and within region disparities in income

Or should I use other words?

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You can't really use the prepositions between and within as adjectives. I would suggest going with Latin prefixes here, using inter-regional and intra-regional:

Novel methodology for identifying inter- and intra-regional disparities in income

The words do actually mean between and within and provide useful combined forms.

If you re-order your title, you can use between and within:

Novel methodology for identifying disparities in income between and within regions

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    Spot on. For once, the Latin does the job better than most English circumlocution.
    – Anton
    Commented Dec 10, 2020 at 16:05

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