CHAPTER 4
 RESULTS

 Behavior and User Groups

 I used an index to measure farmers' use of traditional agricultural practices. Thirty-

four farmers' behavior were recorded and scored. The summative score for each farmer

was used to determine the group he/she was placed in. I determined a priori the manner

in which farmers would be placed into different groups. I determined the highest and

lowest summative scores possible for the index and then equally dividing those points by

three and determined the range of scores that would define each group. The highest

possible summative score with the remaining nine questions was 45 points (nine

questions x five, the highest response score possible). The lowest score possible was nine

points. A total of 36 points were possible. I divided 36 by three which allowed each

group 12 points. I placed farmers posteriori into a group based on their score. I did not

try to base scores on specific TAP. Rather, as discussed previously, I used specific post-

WWII practices in the indices. Therefore, low scores indicated high use of TAP. Farmers

in this group are high TAP users. Medium scores indicated neither high nor low use of

TAP, and farmers in this group are medium TAP users. High scores indicated low use of

TAP and farmers in this group are low TAP users.

 The distribution for all participants as one group is approximately normal.I placed

6% or two of the participants in the low TAP user group, 21% or seven participants in the

medium TAP user group, and 74% or 25 participants in the high TAP user group. No

statistical tests can adequately determine if there is a difference between the low TAP