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The multiple regression model results of the factors influencing the expenditures of rural women contact farmers in Aguata
agricultural zone of Anambra State ADP is presented in Table 4. All the functional forms were significant at given levels implying that any
of the functional forms can be used for predictive purposes. However, the expenditure of the rural women contact farmers was best
estimated using the double log functional form, which explained 63.7% of the total variation in the expenditure level of the rural women
contact farmers in Aguata agricultural zone of Anambra State, Nigeria at 10% risk level. Also, the double log functional form was chosen
as the lead equation based on econometric and statistical reasons such as the number of regression coefficients that are significant, the
magnitude of the F – ratio as well as their conformity to a priori expectation.
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