A new technique for testing distribution of knowledge and to estimate sampling sufficiency in ethnobiology studies

A new technique for testing distribution of knowledge and to estimate sampling sufficiency in ethnobiology studies

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>We propose a new quantitative measure that enables the researcher to make decisions and test hypotheses about the distribution of knowledge in a community and estimate the richness and sharing of information among informants. In our...

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Main Authors: Sousa Araújo Thiago, Almeida Alyson, Melo Joabe, Medeiros Maria, Ramos Marcelo, Silva Rafael, Almeida Cecília, Albuquerque Ulysses
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-03-01
Series:Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine
Subjects:
quantitative indices
selection of informants
outliers
intentional samplings
Online Access:http://www.ethnobiomed.com/content/8/1/11

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