Research Article

Evaluating Insects as Bioindicators of Heavy Metal Contamination and Accumulation near Industrial Area of Gujrat, Pakistan

Table 6

Test statistics for equal effect of each factor on heavy metal accumulation.

GroupTestStatisticsSignificance

SeasonMann-Whitney test5522.00

SiteKruskal-Wallis test2.7
Jonckheere-Terpstra test12053.500

CropMann-Whitney test5522

HMGKruskal-Wallis test3.225
Jonckheere-Terpstra test10216.500

MetalKruskal-Wallis test164.050
Jonckheere-Terpstra test4539.00

Significant at 5%.
Significant at 1%.