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possible error of wealth index in Mali and Zimbabwe [message #13415] Fri, 03 November 2017 14:52 Go to next message
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The wealth index is normalized with mean 0 and standard deviation 1. But the wealth index in Mali and Zimbabwe have a very large standard deviation (more than 8). Is there something wrong with this data?

I am using Zimbabwe Standard DHS in 2015 and Mali Standard DHS, 2012-13.

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Re: possible error of wealth index in Mali and Zimbabwe [message #14151 is a reply to message #13415] Mon, 26 February 2018 12:05 Go to previous message
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Dear User, a response has been sent to the email associated with your registration on the forum. Thank you!

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