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Table 4 NNESS similarity indices between the lists of plants cited by age groups

From: Traditional knowledge of plants used in hunting and fishing practices among Baka hunter-gatherers of eastern Cameroon

NNESS(k = 50)

Age

10–20 years

20–30 years

30–40 years

40–50 years

50–60 years

 + 60 years

10–20 years

1.00

     

20–30 years

0.69

1.00

    

30–40 years

0.64

0.69

1.00

   

40–50 years

0.57

0.65

0.64

1.00

  

50–60 years

0.53

0.56

0.60

0.59

1.00

 

Above 60

0.39

0.47

0.51

0.54

0.40

1.00

  1. Values in bold show pairs of age groups having greater differences in their lists of plants cited