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Table 6 Causality test results

From: The role of access to electricity, female education, and public health expenditure on female health outcomes: evidence from SAARC-ASEAN countries

Null Hypothesis:

F-Stat

Prob

Decision

LNFLE case

 LNAEL does not cause LNFLE

0.010

0.991

LNFLE → LNAEL (one-way causality)

 LNFLE does not cause LNAEL

7.788***

0.001

 LNFED does not cause LNFLE

0.162

0.850

LNFLE → LNFED (one-way causality)

 LNFLE does not cause LNFED

4.654**

0.011

 LNPUH does not cause LNFLE

0.775

0.463

No causality

 LNFLE does not cause LNPUH

0.199

0.819

 LNGDP does not cause LNFLE

2.512*

0.085

LNGDP → LNFLE (one-way causality)

 LNFLE does not cause LNGDP

1.529

0.220

 LNIMM does not cause LNFLE

0.610

0.545

LNFLE → LNIMM (one-way causality)

 LNFLE does not cause LNIMM

2.948*

0.056

 LNURB does not cause LNFLE

22.828***

0.000

LNURB → LNFLE (one-way causality)

 LNFLE does not cause LNURB

1.769

0.174

LNFAM case

 LNAEL does not cause LNFAM

0.189

0.828

LNFAM → LNAEL (one-way causality)

 LNFAM does not cause LNAEL

5.038***

0.008

 LNFED does not cause LNFAM

0.162

0.851

LNFAM → LNFED (one-way causality)

 LNFAM does not cause LNFED

2.356*

0.098

 LNPUH does not cause LNFAM

0.258

0.773

No causality

 LNFAM does not cause LNPUH

0.683

0.507

 LNGDP does not cause LNFAM

0.275

0.759

No causality

 LNFAM does not cause LNGDP

1.601

0.205

 LNIMM does not cause LNFAM

0.162

0.851

LNFAM → LNIMM (one-way causality)

 LNFAM does not cause LNIMM

3.826**

0.024

 LNURB does not cause LNFAM

1.925

0.150

No causality

 LNFAM does not cause LNURB

0.330

0.719

  1. ***, ** and * denote significance level at 1%, 5%, and 10%, respectively