Research Article

Statistical Analysis of Rainfall Trend for Volta Region in Ghana

Table 2

LSD multiple comparisons of mean annual rainfall of the climatic zones in Volta Region from 1981 to 2011.

Zones() zoneMean difference () value95% confidence interval
Lower boundUpper bound

Northern zoneMiddle zone 7.673.157−3.0118.3556
Coastal zone 46.260*.00035.5756.9426

Middle zone Northern zone−7.673.157−18.353.0103
Coastal zone 38.587*.00027.9049.2699

Coastal zoneNorthern zone−46.260*.000−56.94−35.5767
Middle zone −38.587*.000−49.26−27.9040

The mean difference is significant at the 0.05 level.