Table 6 Characteristics of two farm types identified with a k-means cluster analysis. Differences in means and standard deviation between the two farm types are tested with a t test and f test, respectively
From: An analysis of net farm income to guide agricultural policies in the Ethiopian highlands
| Â | Farm type 1 | Â | Farm type 2 | Â | Differences | Â |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|  | (n = 213) |  | (n = 720) |  | Means (t test) | StDev.(f test) |
S_prec | 1080 | (285) | 939 | (295) | 0.000 | 0.525 |
S_dist | 1.04 | (2.86) | 0.83 | (2.81) | 0.354 | 0.695 |
A_tot | 36965 | (20841) | 13621 | (8637) | 0.000 | 0.000 |
A_own | 30757 | (20417) | 11663 | (8074) | 0.000 | 0.000 |
A_mngd | 35587 | (20226) | 13034 | (8484) | 0.000 | 0.000 |
A_rentI | 6208 | (10718) | 1930 | (3947) | 0.000 | 0.000 |
A_rentO | 1377 | (6487) | 559 | (2396) | 0.073 | 0.000 |
C_div | 5.7 | (2.2) | 4.6 | (2.0) | 0.000 | 0.221 |
L_tlu | 8.0 | (6.0) | 2.2 | (2.5) | 0.000 | 0.000 |
H_gend | 1.1 | (0.3) | 1.2 | (0.4) | 0.000 | 0.000 |
H_age | 45.4 | (9.9) | 42.4 | (11.6) | 0.000 | 0.007 |
H_edu | 4.5 | (3.8) | 2.9 | (3.3) | 0.000 | 0.009 |
H_size | 7.3 | (2.3) | 6.1 | (2.1) | 0.000 | 0.135 |
H_cons | 5.7 | (1.9) | 4.7 | (1.7) | 0.000 | 0.096 |
H_lab | 3.6 | (1.4) | 3.1 | (1.3) | 0.000 | 0.008 |
E_lval | 51475 | (35929) | 14,098 | (14848) | 0.000 | 0.000 |
E_ncf | 18855 | (43968) | 2645 | (23370) | 0.000 | 0.000 |
E_ofi | 505 | (2202) | 941 | (4111) | 0.043 | 0.000 |
E_ri | 407 | (1933) | 316 | (2687) | 0.587 | 0.000 |
N_fert | 119 | (98) | 52 | (49) | 0.000 | 0.000 |
N_bal | − 241 | (485) | − 12 | (94) | 0.000 | 0.000 |
NFI_tot | 46937 | (65770) | 13915 | (30317) | 0.000 | 0.000 |
NFI_lu | 13791 | (19392) | 4455 | (11672) | 0.000 | 0.000 |