Table 4 Principal component factor analysis of eight indices of traditional ecological knowledge (n = 375)
From: Evaluating indices of traditional ecological knowledge: a methodological contribution
Variable | Factor loadings | Uniqueness | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 | 3 | ||
Cultural knowledge of uses | 0.73723 | -0.18771 | 0.556 | 0.11 |
Agreement with experts | 0.79549 | -0.04522 | 0.50679 | 0.11 |
Ecological cultural knowledge | 0.3361 | 0.82299 | -0.11305 | 0.20 |
Ecological knowledge | 0.45919 | 0.75426 | -0.02407 | 0.22 |
Average plants used | 0.77752 | -0.2847 | -0.33478 | 0.20 |
Total plants used | 0.85005 | -0.20598 | -0.34651 | 0.11 |
Total species used | 0.69175 | -0.1106 | -0.41778 | 0.33 |
Skills using plants | 0.2757 | 0.08834 | 0.28966 | 0.83 |