A non-parametric analysis of the effect of Covid-19 pandemic on Nigerians’ well-being based on geopolitical zones
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2024-02-12
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JP Journal of Biostatistics
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The COVID-19 pandemic has crippled the economic activities of so
many nations across the globe since its outbreak in 2019. This study is
focused on the consequential effect of the COVID-19 pandemic in
terms of standard of living, and perception of economic and security
situation of Nigerians. A non-parametric approach was adopted on a
primary data obtained through the administration of questionnaires
online by NoiPolls during the COVID-19 period. The result obtained
from this study depicts that there is a significant relationship between
the security situation and perception of the country’s economic
situation. Kruskal-Wallis test was used to check if there is a significant
difference in economic perception, security situation and standard of
living where it was observed that there exists a significant difference
based on the geopolitical zone. We, therefore, recommend that efforts
should be made by the government towards improving the economic
state of affairs especially in the southern part of the country as this
will in the long run lead to sustainable cities and communities across
the geopolitical zones which is one of the goals of SDGs. Moreover,
efforts should also be made by the government towards improving
the security situation in the north and southeast as improvement in the
country’s economic situation has a direct influence on the security
position of the country.
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Adedayo F. Adedotun, Olumide S. Adesina, Abbas I. Taiwo, Onuche G. Odekina, Olasumbo A. Adedotun and Victor O. Adoghe, A non-parametric analysis of the effect of COVID-19 pandemic on Nigerians’ well-being based on geopolitical zones, JP Journal of Biostatistics 24(1) (2024), 177-196