Table 1 Definition of methods to collect raw data and construct indices
From: Evaluating indices of traditional ecological knowledge: a methodological contribution
Method to collect raw data | Method to construct index | Index | Definition | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
THEORETICAL DIMENSION | (1) Multiple-choice task on uses of wild plants | Cultural consensus | Cultural knowledge of uses | % of individual questions coinciding with the most frequent response in the group |
Matching with experts | Agreement with experts | % of individual questions matching with the answers from elders in the group | ||
(2) Multiple-choice task on ecology of wild plants | Cultural consensus | Ecological cultural knowledge | % of individual questions coinciding with the most frequent response in the group | |
Matching ecological data | Ecological knowledge | Number of responses on plant ecology matching textbook information. | ||
PRACTICAL DIMENSION | (3) Interview of reported use of plants | Data aggregation | Average plants used | Average number of plants brought to the household per day |
Data aggregation | Total plants used | Number of plants brought to the household/entire search period | ||
Richness index | Total species used | Total number of different species brought to the household/entire research period | ||
(4) Questionnaire on skills | Data aggregation | Skills using plants | Self-reported number of plant-made items that the participant reported knowing how to make |