Table 3 First digit tests. The table presents the results of estimating Eq. 6 using OLS.
Variable | Confirmed cases | Death cases |
|---|---|---|
(1) | (2) | |
Panel A. 185 countries | ||
Developmental index | \(- 0.56^{***}\) ( 0.00) | \(-1.83^{***}\) ( 0.00) |
ln(Population) | \(-1.38^{***}\) ( 0.00) | \(-4.25^{***}\) ( 0.00) |
No. of days | \(-0.78^{***}\) ( 0.00) | \(-2.30^{***}\) ( 0.00) |
Sample size | 154 | 139 |
\({Adj. R}^{2}\) | 13.92% | 34.07% |
Panel B. 50 countries with regional data | ||
Developmental index | \(-0.39^{*}\) ( 0.07) | \(-2.38^{**}\) ( 0.02) |
ln(Population) | \(-0.25\) ( 0.32) | \(-2.77^{*}\) ( 0.10) |
No. of days | \(-0.02^{***}\) ( 0.00) | \(-0.13^{***}\) ( 0.00) |
Sample size | 49 | 29 |
\({Adj. R}^{2}\) | 13.77% | 24.68% |
