A Novel Statistical Model for Poverty Estimation

In this study, individual consumption as a function of income generated by a cow under one-cow-one family program is modelled. The model was applied on sample data collected from Nyaruguru District in Rwanda. The poverty level in the district was estimated and its variance determined. The confidence intervals of the poverty levels were also computed and compared with already established results. It was established that the model is effective.

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Samuel holds a Master of Science Degrees in statistics of masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology. He is a lecturer of Statistics at Institut d'Enseignement Supérieur de Ruhengeri and Mount Kenya University in Kigali Rwanda. He is developing a concept paper for his PhD.Annette and Mulati gave technical and scholarly criticism.