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Table 1 Outlier data points identified in the 2019 GFSI database

From: The effects of outdated data and outliers on Kenya’s 2019 Global Food Security Index score and rank

GFSI outlying indicators

Skewness

Kurtosis

Affordability

  

 The change in average food costs

8.361

79.501

 Agricultural import tariffs

2.442

11.062

 The presence of food safety-net programmes

3.105

10.642

Availability

  

 Change in dependency on chronic food aid

7.331

58.548

 Public expenditure on agricultural research and development

6.748

51.427

 Existence of adequate crop storage facilities

2.717

8.381

 Irrigation infrastructure

2.681

12.161

 Urban absorption capacity

3.204

21.769

Food loss

2.799

15.941

Quality and safety

  

 Agency to ensure the safety and health of food

2.283

6.213