Research Article

Stochastic Energy Performance Evaluation Using a Bayesian Approach

Table 1

Descriptive statistics for the variables.

Variable descriptionsNameMeanStd. dev.MinimumMaximum

Energy consumption (ktoe)EC132213.4294020.132537.9871789290
GDP (billion US 2005$PPP)GDP894.7621716.27099.57612617.02
Real price of energy (2005 = 100)RPE109.61518.226259.9872190.736
Area size in km2ASC13968353092748.62900.811182830
Share of industrial sector in % of GDPSVAIS34.5075.794217.69650.176
Share of service sector in % of GDPSVASS70.2797.503649.39293.968