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Statistics and IQ in Developing Countries : A Note

Kodila-Tedika, Oasis - 2017

The purpose of this study is to assess the nexus between intelligence (or human capital) and statistical capacity in … statistics in developing countries and (ii) an evolving stream of literature on knowledge economy. We have established a positive … association between intelligence quotient (IQ) and statistical capacity. The relationship is: (i) consistent with the employment …

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Tribalism and Government Effectiveness

Asongu, Simplice - 2017

This study assesses the relationship between tribalism (the tribalism index) and government effectiveness (per the World Bank) in 60 countries using cross-sectional data. This study finds that countries with high tribal populations generally enjoy bad governance in terms of government...

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An empirical note on tribalism and government effectiveness

Kodila-Tedika, Oasis; Asongu, Simplice A. - 2015

This study assesses the relationship between tribalism (the tribalism index) and government effectiveness (per the World Bank) in 65 countries using cross-sectional data averages from 2000-2010. This study finds that countries with high-tribal populations generally enjoy bad governance in terms...

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Tribalism and government effectiveness

Asongu, Simplice; Kodila-Tedika, Oasis - 2016

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An Empirical Note on Tribalism and Government Effectiveness

Kodila-Tedika, Oasis - 2015

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Human capital and national institutional quality : are TIMSS, PISA, and national average IQ robust predictors?

Jones, Garett; Potrafke, Niklas - 2014

Is human capital a robust predictor of good institutions? Using a new institutional quality measure, the International Property Rights Index (IPRI), we find that cognitive skill measures are significant, robust, and large in magnitude. We use two databases of cognitive skills: estimates of...

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Statistical Inference and the Scientific Method : Making Statistics Relevant

Friedman, Hershey H. - 2014

The purpose of this article is to propose that we focus the teaching of the introductory statistics course not merely … science is based on the testing of theories and shown how statistics fits into the framework of the philosophy of science …

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