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Table 4 Results of Chi-square independence tests for two-way tables with theoretical and practical knowledge in columns and the two categories of the binary variables in rows

From: Wild edible plant knowledge, distribution and transmission: a case study of the Achí Mayans of Guatemala

 

Theoretical knowledge

Practical knowledge

Variable

Chi-square

Pr > Chi 2

Chi-square

Pr > Chi 2

Age class 1 (7–13 yr)

3.4001

0.0652

7.3863

0.0066

Age class 2 (14–20 yr)

2.6730

0.1021

0.4872

0.4852

Age class 3 (21–30 yr)

0.3587

0.5492

3.9478

0.0469

Age class 4 (31–40 yr)

5.6727

0.0172

1.4429

0.2297

Age class 5 (>40 yr)

8.0620

0.0045

0.1460

0.7024

Residence Period

14.4839

0.0001

0.6345

0.4257

Refugee Factor

23.6472

<.0001

0.4872

0.4852

Gender

0.8316

0.3618

7.3863

0.0066

Gender × Age

19.2453

0.0232

15.8071

0.0710

Residence Place

0.7886

0.3745

4.7622

0.0291

Visit Mountain

1.8007

0.1796

2.8189

0.0932

Work in the field

0.2897

0.5904

4.3640

0.0367

Main Source of Knowledge

10.5996

0.0050

5.4262

0.0663

  1. Statistically significant (p < 0.1) results are shown in bold.
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Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine

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