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Table 3 Validation of risk maps using t- test and One-way ANOVA

From: A multi-criteria decision analysis approach to assessing malaria risk in northern South America

Models

Validation points

t statistic

ANOVA

Between groups (df)

3

Within group (df)

464

An. albimanus a

An. darlingi a

An. nuneztovari a

Malariaa

Pooled vectorsa

F statisticb

p-value

AHP

6.12

15.44

9.35

13.47

18.23

1.94

0.12

Equal

8.61

17.70

12.05

15.32

21.67

1.15

0.33

Access

9.77

18.57

13.33

15.49

23.06

1.84

0.14

Environment/Climatic

5.05

12.77

7.57

12.20

15.04

1.51

0.21

  1. aStatistically different from random at p < 0.0001
  2. bComparison of means for An. albimanus, An. darlingi, An. nuneztovari and Malaria cases