Table 5 Matching quality analysis: t-test and standardized percentage bias
| Â | (1) t-test | (2) Standardized Percentage Bias | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
5-Nearest Neighbors | One-to-One | 5-Nearest Neighbors | One-to-One | |
Age (years) | 0.56 (0.576) | 0.55 (0.580) | 7.4 | 7.2 |
Gender (male) | –0.36 (0.717) | –1.09 (0.276) | –4.4 | –12.8 |
Education (years) | –0.51 (0.613) | –0.92 (0.358) | –6.9 | –12.5 |
Family size (number) | –0.27 (0.784) | –1.54 (0.124) | –3.5 | –19.1 |
Livestock (TLU) | –0.24 (0.812) | –1.41 (0.160) | –3.6 | –24.0 |
Land size (ha) | –0.12 (0.907) | –0.20 (0.839) | –1.7 | –2.9 |
SWC participation (yes) | –0.18 (0.857) | 0.15 (0.882) | –2.2 | 1.8 |
Irrigation use (yes) | –0.30 (0.763) | 0.56 (0.576) | –4.0 | 7.3 |
DAs visit (yes) | 0.15 (0.878) | –0.96 (0.338) | 1.5 | –10.3 |
Credit access (yes) | –1.46 (0.144) | –0.33 (0.743) | –20.9 | –4.5 |
Market distance (km) | –1.02 (0.310) | –0.87 (0.386) | –7.0 | –5.9 |
Asset value (Birr) | –0.72 (0.473) | 1.07 (0.286) | –9.8 | 12.6 |