Table 1.
Descriptive statistics of Google trends keywords.
| Search term | Mean | Median | Max | Std. Dev. | CV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toilet Paper | 0.009 | 0.003 | 0.985 | 0.028 | 3.293 |
| Panic | 0.010 | 0.007 | 0.098 | 0.011 | 1.143 |
| Panic Buying | 0.002 | 0.000 | 0.140 | 0.005 | 2.506 |
| Hoarding | 0.002 | 0.001 | 0.065 | 0.003 | 1.520 |
| Supermarket | 0.029 | 0.019 | 0.239 | 0.028 | 0.981 |
| Pasta | 0.047 | 0.033 | 0.616 | 0.050 | 1.066 |
| Rice | 0.070 | 0.056 | 0.376 | 0.057 | 0.814 |
| Flour | 0.031 | 0.021 | 0.263 | 0.033 | 1.039 |
| Vegetables | 0.025 | 0.020 | 0.210 | 0.021 | 0.851 |
| Fruit | 0.039 | 0.037 | 0.220 | 0.023 | 0.589 |
Note: CV refers to the Coefficient of Variation.