Table 5 Spearman’s correlation coefficient (r) between demographic factors and biodiversity
Factors | Age of household head | Education level | Farm years | Total farm size (acres) | Shannon diversity index (H′) | Simpson diversity index (D) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age of household head | 1 | |||||
Education level | −0.398** | 1 | ||||
Farm years | −0.489** | 0.372** | 1 | |||
Total farm size (acres) | 0.383** | −0.099 | 0.567** | 1 | ||
Shannon diversity index (H′) | 0.168 | −0.199* | 0.056* | 0.019 | 1 | |
Simpson diversity index (D) | −0.192 | 0.137 | −0.190 | −0.113 | −0.822** | 1 |