Skip to main content

Table 14 Correct predictions for adoption models per irrigation category

From: Production risk and adoption of irrigation technology: evidence from small-scale farmers in Chile

Irrigation status

Probit

Irrigation = 1 (%)

Ordered probit+

Level: 1, 2, 3 (%)

Multinomial probit (%)

Probit on selected sample

Modern irrigation = 1 (%)

Probit with sample selection

Modern irrigation = 1 (%)

Whole sample

 Correct predictions

94.6

93.6

94.2

95.1

96.1

 Non-irrigation

98.0

98.8

98.2

99.2

 Traditional irrigation

71.9

79.2

93.5

99.3

 Modern irrigation

1.4

1.4

28.6

42.9

Selected sample

 Correct predictions

89.6

87.1

88.7

95.1

95.5

 Non irrigation

96.3

96.5

96.6

97.6

 Traditional irrigation

67.9

73.5

99.5

99.4

 Modern irrigation

1.7

1.7

24.1

32.8

  1. Predictions on non-irrigation choices in the probit model with sample selection correspond to selection equation predictions