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Table 2 Descriptive statistics and Kruskal-Wallis test based on the relative importance of each species by studied categories (H = 29.58; P < 0.01).

From: Re-examining hypotheses concerning the use and knowledge of medicinal plants: a study in the Caatinga vegetation of NE Brazil

 

Herbs1

Non-herbs2

Native Forests3

Anthropogenic Zones4

Mean

0.1367

0.3567

0.3533

0.0767

Standard deviation

0.1260

0.2478

0.2264

0.0372

Variance

0.0159

0.0614

0.0512

0.0014

Coefficient of variance

92.21%

69.46%

64.06%

48.47%

  1. 1 and 2, 1 and 3, 2 and 4, 3 and 4 = P < 0.01; 1 and 4, 2 and 3 = P > 0.05