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Table 6 Statistical comparison (Mann–Whitney- U -Test) of the differences for the parameter mentioned in the first column for the two domains between the research areas (A), and for each domain separately between the research areas (B)

From: Personal networks: a tool for gaining insight into the transmission of knowledge about food and medicinal plants among Tyrolean (Austrian) migrants in Australia, Brazil and Peru

 

A

B

Statistical test

Asymptotic significance (Mann–Whitney-U-Test)

Parameters

Food and medicinal plants

Food

Medicinal plants

Research areas compared

Australia and Brazil

Australia and Peru

Brazil and Peru

Australia and Brazil

Australia and Peru

Brazil and Peru

Australia and Brazil

Australia and Peru

Brazil and Peru

Network size

0.045

0.001

0.075

0.560

0.065

0.289

0.008

0.002

0.115

Network size of individual alters

0.000

0.000

0.021

0.015

0.001

0.147

0.000

0.001

0.092

Network size of non-individual alters

0.008

0.000

0.039

0.025

0.000

0.002

0.169

0.103

0.861

Degree of female individual alters

0.025

0.194

0.691

0.012

0.002

0.359

0.525

0.299

0.131

Degree of male individual alters

0.050

0.001

0.132

0.042

0.000

0.053

1.000

1.000

1.000

Degree of kin individual alters

0.977

0.081

0.135

0.818

0.046

0.053

0.749

0.532

0.816

Degree of non-kin individual alters

0.239

0.000

0.049

0.818

0.031

0.033

0.049

0.004

0.643

IQV diversity of alters

0.069

0.000

0.030

0.065

0.000

0.002

0.523

0.122

0.907

IQV diversity of sex

0.722

0.010

0.025

0.969

0.040

0.065

0.411

0.051

0.182

  1. Bold type indicates significant differences between the research areas.