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Table 4 Statistics of the levels of knowledge at regional scale

From: Cultural change and loss of ethnoecological knowledge among the Isthmus Zapotecs of Mexico

 

Competence in visual recognition

Competence in recognition of plant form

Competence in recognition of genera

Competence in recognition of specific name

Competence in knowledge of use

Global index

Primary activity

N

150

150

150

150

150

150

Mean

28.22

28.13

26.48

25.29

23.80

131.9200

Std. Desv.

1.706

1.773

2.548

3.428

2.761

10.91119

Secondary and tertiary activity

N

150

150

150

150

150

150

Mean

19.23

18.65

14.71

11.75

12.65

76.9867

Std. Desv.

5.476

5.796

6.471

6.646

5.682

28.80669

Total

N

300

300

300

300

300

300

Mean

23.72

23.39

20.59

18.52

18.22

104.4533

Std. Desv.

6.057

6.389

7.673

8.594

7.148

35.06842

 

Coefficient of variation (%)

25.53

27.31

37.26

46.40

39.23

33.57

  1. Means, standard deviations and coefficients of variation are shown for each level of knowledge. N number of interviewees;
  2. Std. dev. standard deviation.