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. 2016 Jun 2;5:45. doi: 10.1186/s40249-016-0139-4

Table 3.

Results of the classical panel data models for the log of TB incidence with meteorological factors of a 3-month lag

Factors Simple linear regression Fixed effects model Random effects model
Coefficient t-value P-value Coefficient t-value P-value Coefficient t-value P-value
Constant 1.0097 10.42 <0.0001 1.0367 12.27 <0.0001
MAT (°C) -0.0195 -10.03 <0.0001 -0.0059 -4.96 <0.0001 -0.0060 -5.12 <0.0001
MP (mm) 0.0024 5.07 <0.0001 -0.0008 -2.77 0.0060 -0.0007 -2.63 0.0090
MSH (hours) -0.0011 -2.56 0.0110 -0.0003 -1.10 0.2720 -0.0003 -1.14 0.2570
MAWS (m/s) 0.1441 5.94 <0.0001 0.0320 1.93 0.0550 0.0339 2.05 0.0410
Log likelihood 1.92 328.57
AIC 0.01 -1.32
SC 0.06 -1.21
F-statistic 193.90 <0.0001
H-statistic 10.41 0.0340
LM lag 14.14 <0.0001 39.40 <0.0001
Robust LM lag 161.22 <0.0001 21.00 <0.0001
LM error 34.13 <0.0001 35.93 <0.0001
Robust LM error 181.21 <0.0001 17.54 <0.0001
Moran’s I 0.20 6.07 <0.0001 0.20 6.20 <0.0001

TB tuberculosis, MAT monthly average temperature, MP monthly precipitation, MSH monthly total sunshine hours, MAWS monthly average wind speed, AIC Akaike information criterion, SC Schwarz Criterion, H-statistic Hausman-statistic, LM Lagrange multiplier