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Table 4 Frequency parameters of different visual parameters

From: Appraisal of arid land status: a holistic assessment pertains to bio-physical indicators and ecosystem values

Parameters

Events

Skewness (Pearson)

Kurtosis (Pearson)

Kolmogorov-Smirnov test (at alpha 0.05 level)

Removal of plant parts

P

562

− 0.967

0.166

IP

0.816

− 0.681

0.075

NP

− 0.166

− 1.09

0.431

Liter condition

P

− 1.57

0.529

0.003NS

IP

− 1.57

0.529

0.003 NS

NP

1.6

3.2

0.007

Botanical species composition of climax

P

1.6

3.2

0.007

IP

0.816

− 0.681

0.075

NP

1.324

1.147

0.281

RIV of climax species

P

1.25

1.21

0.091

IP

1.14

0.87

0.011

NP

0.817

− 0.313

0.172

Carrying capacity (ACU/100 ha)

P

0

− 2.16

0.11

IP

0

− 0.521

0.06

NP

− 0.04

− 0.52

0.063

Grazing intensity

P

0

− 0.521

0.063

IP

0

− 1.3

0.387

NP

− 0.123

− 1.53

0.615

Density of un-palatable species

P

− 0.754

− 1.11

0.078

IP

− 0.589

− 0.26

0.11

NP

− 0.277

− 0.708

0.558