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Table 3 Descriptive statistics and correlation analysis

From: The impact of food insecurity on health outcomes: empirical evidence from sub-Saharan African countries

Variables

Descriptive statistics

Correlation analysis

Mean

SD

Min

Max

Sk

Ku

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

1

4.063

0.125

3.698

4.345

-0.039

2.828

1

-0.742

-0.259

0.173

0.288

-0.028

0.317

-0.017

2

3.969

0.471

2.526

4.919

-0.925

3.995

 

1

0.390

-0.207

-0.449

-0.363

-0.600

-0.080

3

21.267

11.523

3.5

67.5

0.56

2.997

  

1

-0.899

-0.192

-0.045

-0.294

-0.324

4

107.826

11.796

74

135

0.081

2.203

   

1

0.155

-0.117

0.163

0.283

5

2418.088

2751.256

194.873

12064.78

1.634

4.546

    

1

0.264

0.642

0.374

6

1.82

1.225

-0.171

6.763

1.589

5.531

     

1

0.435

0.148

7

4.681

2.086

1.3

10.2

0.512

2.711

      

1

0.365

8

13.307

20.293

-0.151

88.559

2.012

6.092

       

1

  1. Source: Computed by the author using STATA 15
  2. SD Standard deviation, Sk Skewness, Ku Kurtosis, 1 = LNLEXP, 2 = LNINFMOR, 3 = PRUND, 4 = AVRDES, 5 = GDPPC, 6 = GOVEXP, 7 = MNSCHOOL, 8 = URBAN