ISBN: - 978-93-88936-09-5 Table 5.19 Socio economic status of NR distributors in Kanyakumari district Kalkulam taluk Vilavancode taluk Factors Type of distributors Age Education Mean difference “t” statistics Mean difference “t” statistics Mean difference Thovalai taluk “t” statistics 1.75714 15.401 1.78000 13.196 1.80000 9.567 3.28571 19.560 2.84000 17.210 3.00000 13.654 2.60000 15.228 2.88000 14.307 2.53333 11.082 Marital status 3.92857 16.535 3.56000 14.004 3.50000 10.147 income Family size 2.67143 18.080 3.02000 15.672 2.48485 12.424 Nature of family Types of subsidy 3.24286 14.007 3.54000 13.192 3.76667 10.823 3.80000 20.067 3.56000 15.804 3.40000 11.129 Time spent 4.15714 16.929 3.92000 14.088 4.00000 11.569 3.67143 14.648 4.14000 14.712 4.26667 10.146 Marketing area 4.05714 19.285 4.30000 16.906 4.06667 12.796 Sources of finance 2.81429 21.788 2.98000 18.889 1.96667 13.320 Source: Primary data As seen in the above table the highest mean difference of the Kalkulam taluk, Vilavancode taluk and Thovalai taluks are 4.15714, 4.30000 and 4.26667 respectively. The highest mean differences are registered for the variable types of subsidiaries for two taluks namely Vilavancode and Thovalai and time spent for Kalkulam taluk. Regarding “t” statistics, the significant difference among the socio-economic status of distributors in rubber sheets is identified for the variables viz Type of distributors, and their Age, Education, Marital Status, Income Family Size, Nature of Family, Time Spent For Business, Types of Subsidy, Area of Marketing, and Sources of Finance as the respective “ t” statistics, are significant at 5% level. Paired sample correlation Ho: there is no significance between Types of distributors and problems in storage of rubber distribution in Kanyakumari district. Ho: there is no significance between Mode of transportation and problems in transportation of rubber distribution in Kanyakumari district. Ho: there is no significance between Mode of sales and problems in marketing of rubber distribution in Kanyakumari district The Paired-Samples T Test procedure compares the means of two variables for a single group. The procedure computes the differences between values of the two variables for each case 152
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