title: STATISTICS AND INTELLIGENCE IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES: A NOTE.
abstract: The purpose of this study is to assess the relationship between intelligence (or human capital) and the statistical capacity of developing countries. The line of inquiry is motivated essentially by the scarce literature on poor statistics in developing countries and an evolving stream of literature on the knowledge economy. A positive association is established between intelligence quotient (IQ) and statistical capacity. The relationship is robust to alternative specifications with varying conditioning information sets and control for outliers. Policy implications are discussed.
authors.affiliation: *Department of Economics,University of Kinshasa,DRC.
authors.forename: Oasis
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Kodila-Tedika
authors.affiliation: †African Governance and Development Institute,Yaoundé,Cameroon.
authors.forename: Simplice A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Asongu
authors.affiliation: ‡Faculté de Psychologie,Université Pédagogique Nationale,DRC.
authors.forename: Florentin
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Azia-Dimbu
mesh_terms: D000349:Africa; D003906:Developing Countries / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007360:Intelligence; D008297:Male; D013223:Statistics as Topic / Q000379:methods