Table 5

Diagnostic results

LM test statisticModel 1 – household consumption expenditure as a measure of poverty reductionModel 2- life expectancy as a measure of poverty reduction
Serial correlation0.511 [0.475]0.298 [0.585]
Normality1.269 [0.530]1.246 [0.529]
Functional form0.219 [0.640]1.536 [0.215]
Heteroscedasticity1.012 [0.912]1.662 [0.197]

Note(s):*, ** and *** indicates significance of variables at 10, 5 and 1% level of significance, respectively

Source(s): Table by the author

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