Table 4 Significant of difference among use values and respondents with different demographic characters
From: Indigenous knowledge and use of lichens by the lichenophilic communities of the Nepal Himalaya
Lichen uses | Â | Altitudinal levels | Religion | Ethnicity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | df | 7 | 2 | 8 |
Medicinal | χ 2 value | 21.800 | 26.275 | 46.000 |
P-value | <0.05 | <0.05 | <0.05 | |
Ritual and spiritual | χ 2 value | 87.733337 | 47.5 | 113.4 |
P-value | <0.05 | <0.05 | <0.05 | |
Food | χ 2 value | 90.3333 | 63.378 | 214.875 |
P-value | <0.05 | <0.05 | <0.05 | |
Aesthetic and decorative | χ 2 value | 48.7143 | 21.7143 | 69.4286 |
P-value | <0.05 | <0.05 | <0.05 | |
Bedding | χ 2 value | 92.1429 | 12.95 | 35.1429 |
P-value | <0.05 | <0.05 | <0.05 | |
Ethno-veterinary | χ 2 value | 21 | 6.0 | 24.0 |
P-value | <0.05 | <0.05 | <0.05 |