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

Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine

Volumn 8, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Sousa Araújo, Thiago A ^a   Almeida, Alyson L S ^a   Melo, Joabe G ^a   Medeiros, Maria F T ^a   Ramos, Marcelo A ^a   Silva, Rafael R V ^a   Almeida, Cecília F C B R ^b   Albuquerque, Ulysses P ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL RURAL DE PERNAMBUCO   (Brazil)

^b Universidad Federal de Vale do São Francisco   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Intentional samplings; Outliers; Quantitative indices; Selection of informants

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BRAZIL; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; DEMOGRAPHY; ETHNOBOTANY; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; MALE; METHODOLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BRAZIL; CULTURE; ETHNOBOTANY; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; MALE; RESEARCH DESIGN; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS;

EID: 84860878411     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17464269     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1746-4269-8-11     Document Type: Article

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