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Table 2 Correlation analysis between the knowledge richness index (KRI), the knowledge sharing index (KSI) and the number of plants cited (total and unique) per household (intracultural) for the three categories of use in a rural community in northeastern Brazil

From: A new technique for testing distribution of knowledge and to estimate sampling sufficiency in ethnobiology studies

 

KRI

KSI

Categories of use

Rs

P

Rs

P

All plants

    

Fuel

-0.3842

0.0003

-0.1788

0.1016

Food

-0.6722

< 0.0001

-0.4206

< 0.0001

Medicinal

-0.9186

< 0.0001

-0.6057

< 0.0001

Unique Plants

    

Fuel

-0.4645

< 0.0001

-0.2370

0.0289

Food

-0.7634

< 0.0001

-0.4924

< 0.0001

Medicinal

-0.9878

< 0.0001

-0.6540

< 0.0001