Table 3.
Descriptive statistics.
| Variables | Obs. | Mean | Std. Dev | Min | Max | Skewness | Kurtosis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| lnRP | 39 | 7.324 | 0.080 | 7.096 | 7.452 | −0.485 | 3.766 |
| lnRSA | 39 | 5.351 | 0.077 | 5.233 | 5.454 | −0.182 | 1.492 |
| lnWP | 39 | 6.141 | 0.299 | 5.510 | 6.532 | −0.651 | 2.323 |
| lnWSA | 39 | 4.901 | 0.322 | 4.151 | 5.228 | −1.025 | 2.851 |
| lnMP | 39 | 6.378 | 0.308 | 5.931 | 6.973 | 0.532 | 2.152 |
| lnMSA | 39 | 4.883 | 0.164 | 4.674 | 5.228 | 0.965 | 2.625 |
| lnFER | 39 | 5.169 | 0.363 | 4.387 | 5.532 | −0.783 | 2.199 |
| MECH | 39 | 0.306 | 0.225 | 0.109 | 0.790 | 1.013 | 2.474 |
| lnTEMP | 39 | 2.430 | 0.042 | 2.351 | 2.493 | −0.094 | 1.866 |
| lnRF | 39 | 6.780 | 0.067 | 6.633 | 6.914 | −0.591 | 2.734 |
| lnACR | 39 | 5.686 | 1.402 | 2.899 | 7.560 | −0.430 | 2.174 |
| lnRL | 39 | 7.831 | 0.183 | 7.468 | 8.070 | −0.557 | 1.991 |
Note: lnRP, lnRSA, lnWP, lnWSA, lnMP, lnMSA, lnFER, lnTEMP, lnRF, lnACR, and lnRL denote the natural logarithm of rice production, sown area of rice, wheat production, sown area of wheat, maize production, sown area of maize, fertilizers used, temperature, rainfall, agricultural credit, and rural labor, while MECH means mechanization.