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. 2011 Apr 10;10:81. doi: 10.1186/1475-2875-10-81

Table 4.

The mean values and 95% confidence intervals of monthly minimum, maximum and average temperature, relative humidity, and total rainfall within the study sites

Variable Statistic Fort Ternan N = 97 Lunyerere N = 100 Nyalenda N = 52 F(2,249) P
Average temperature EM ± SE 19.97 ± 0.12 19.88 ± 0.12 22.75 ± 0.17 115.51 < 0.001*
95% C.I 19.73-20.21 19.64-20.11 22.42-23.07
Average RH EM ± SE 66.06 ± 0.98 71.33 ± 0.96 71.73 ± 1.33 9.36 < 0.001*
95% C.I 64.14-67.99 69.44-73.23 69.20-74.35
Average RH (min) EM ± SE 39.40 ± 1.2 47.54 ± 1.10 44. 32 ± 1.53 13.51 < 0.001*
95% C.I 37.20-41.61 45.37-49.72 41.31-47.34
Average RH (max) EM ± SE 86.50 ± 2.76 90.30 ± 2.71 100.80 ± 3.76 4.76 >0.001*
95% C.I 81.07-91.92 84.96-95.65 93.39-108.21
Rainfall Average 114.26 ± 15.21 124.76 ± 17.03 93.80 ± 14.30 0.34 >0.05
95% C.I 21.13-33.21 18.57-30.47 20.20-36.70

* Significantly different among the sites; RH = relative humidity; EMM = estimated marginal means; SE standard error; C.I = confidence interval; P = Level of significance