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Table 8 Granger causality test results

From: Socio-economic determinants of life expectancy in Nigeria (1980 – 2011)

Direction of causation

Lag length

F-value

Remark

LPCI→ LLFEXP

3

8.69**

Reject

LLFEXP→ LPCI

3

23.31**

Reject

LGHE →LLFEXP

3

5.07**

Reject

LLFEXP → LGHE

3

0.12

Do not reject

LSECER → LLFEXP

3

1.13

Do not reject

LLFEXP → LSECER

3

16.94**

Reject

LUPR → LLFEXP

3

12.00**

Reject

LLFEXP → LUPR

3

0.68

Do not reject

LEXRT → LLFEXP

3

2.61*

Reject

LLFEXP → LEXRT

3

0.29

Do not reject

  1. *f-statistic significant at 5% **f-statistic significant at 1%.
  2. Source: Authors’ computation.