<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>In this paper, based on the analysis of official FAOSTAT and EUROSTAT data on poultry meat for 38 European countries for years 2007 and 2009, two hypotheses were examined. Firstly, considering four clustering variables on poultry meat, i.e. production, export and import in kg/capita, as well as the producer price in US $/t, using descriptive exploratory and cluster analysis, the hypothesis that the clusters of countries may be recognized was confirmed. As a result six clusters of similar countries were distinguished. Secondly, based on multiple regression analysis, this paper proofs that there exists the statistically significant relationship of poultry meat production on export and import of that kind of meat, all measured in kg/capita. There is also a high correlation between production, as a dependent, and each of two independent variables.</p></abstract>

In this paper, based on the analysis of official FAOSTAT and EUROSTAT data on poultry meat for 38 European countries for years 2007 and 2009, two hypotheses were examined. Firstly, considering four clustering variables on poultry meat, i.e. production, export and import in kg/capita, as well as the producer price in US $/t, using descriptive exploratory and cluster analysis, the hypothesis that the clusters of countries may be recognized was confirmed. As a result six clusters of similar countries were distinguished. Secondly, based on multiple regression analysis, this paper proofs that there exists the statistically significant relationship of poultry meat production on export and import of that kind of meat, all measured in kg/capita. There is also a high correlation between production, as a dependent, and each of two independent variables.

Regression Analysis of Variables Describing Poultry Meat Supply in European Countries

Business School Murska Sobota, Noršinska ulica 13, 9000 Murska Sobota, Slovenia

University of Zagreb, Faculty of Business & Economics, Department of Statistics, Trg J. F. Kennedyja 6, 1000 Zagreb, Croatia

Faculty of Commercial and Business Sciences, Lava 7, 3000 Celje, Slovenia

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In this paper, based on the analysis of official FAOSTAT and EUROSTAT data on poultry meat for 38 European countries for years 2007 and 2009, two hypotheses...

Regression Analysis of Variables Describing Poultry Meat Supply in European Countries

Published Online: Jan 05, 2013

Page range: 289 - 299

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/v10051-012-0028-y

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