Traditional lore on the healing effects of therapeutic plants used by the local communities around Simien Mountains National Park, northwestern Ethiopia

Table 2 Statistical test of significance and independent t test on the number of medicinal plant mentioned by informants

Parameter	Informant group	N	Mean	t	P value
Gender	Male	70	15.13	− 4.729	0.058
Gender	Female	30	10.40	− 4.729	0.058
Informants	General informants	80	10.81	− 5.843	0.000**
Informants	Key informants	20	25.30	− 5.843	0.000**
Age	Younger (20–39)	45	11.89	− 3.311	0.151
Age	Elder (40–90)	55	15.20	− 3.311	0.151

∗Significant difference (p < 0.05); ** t (0.05) (two tailed), df = 98, N = number of respondents

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