Research Article

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

Table 4

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

Beta (easiness parameter level) estimates
ItemEstimate for TororoSESign. Estimate for BusiaSESign.

E13.1770.169**3.3280.197**
E21.7930.134**1.9000.150**
E32.1910.141**1.8770.149**
E41.6510.1311.2370.134
E51.6160.1311.1080.131
E60.4710.1190.1660.117
E7−0.1640.1160.9160.128
E8−1.7010.123**−1.2710.110**
E91.2970.1261.2930.135
E101.0110.1231.3510.136
E110.1850.117**−0.1330.114
E12−1.6120.122−1.5100.111
E13−3.1500.156−3.1100.133**
E14−0.0810.116**0.3230.119**
E15−1.4960.120**−1.2820.110*
E16−2.8420.146−2.7230.125**
E170.1850.117**0.0410.115*
E18−2.5310.137**−3.5100.144

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