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Table 4 Correlation analysis between the knowledge richness index (KRI) and knowledge sharing index (KSI) and the number of cited plants per informant (intrafamily) 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

N of plants

Rs

P

rs

P

All plants

     

Fuel

48

-0.3082

0.0041

-0.3082

0.0041

Food

91

-0.1595

0.1447

-0.1595

0.1447

Medicinal

159

-0.2557

0.0181

-0.2557

0.0181

Unique Plants

     

Fuel

16

-0.6338

< 0.0001

-0.6338

< 0.0001

Food

33

-0.6386

< 0.0001

-0.6386

< 0.0001

Medicinal

42

-0.7546

< 0.0001

-0.7546

< 0.0001