Research Article

Determining Food Insecurity: An Application of the Rasch Model with Household Survey Data in Uganda

Table 3

Estimated theta coefficients of the Rasch model for Tororo and Busia districts.

Theta (difficulty parameter level) estimates
ItemEstimate for TororoSEEstimate for BusiaSE

E2−1.7930.134**−1.90.15**
E3−2.1910.141**−1.8770.149**
E4−1.6510.131−1.2370.134
E5−1.6160.131−1.1080.131
E6−0.4710.119−0.1660.117
E70.1640.116−0.9160.128
E81.7010.123**1.2710.11**
E9−1.2970.126−1.2930.135
E10−1.0110.123−1.3510.136
E11−0.1850.117**0.1330.114
E121.6120.1221.510.111
E133.150.1563.110.133**
E140.0810.116**−0.3230.119**
E151.4960.12**1.2820.11*
E162.8420.1462.7230.125**
E17−0.1850.117**−0.0410.115*
E182.5310.137**3.510.144

Source: primary data from the survey.
*implies 0.05 and **implies 0.01 level of significance.