Ethnobotanical Study on Wild Edible Plants in Metema District, Amhara Regional State, Ethiopia

Table 1

Statistical independent t-test of significance on the number of wild edible plants mentioned by informant groups in Metema District.

Parameters	Informant group	N	No. of plant species reported	Mean	t value	value
Gender	Male	68	1444	21.24	−4.03	0.001
	Female	60	950	15.83
Age	Younger (20–50 years)	48	1102	15.81	−3.281	0.001
	Elder (51–85 years)	80	1292	20.44

Significant difference (), t (0.05) (two tailed), df = 126, and N = number of respondents.