Table 5.
Association between the individual pattern (based on sides) and the tribe with respect to sex.
| Sides | Ikwerre | Igbo | DF | Chi-square (χ 2) | Critical value | Chi (ρ) calculated P value | Inference | |||
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| Male | Female | Male | Female | |||||||
| Wavy | Left | 61 | 57 | 79 | 103 | 3 | 1.55 | 7.81 | 0.67 | No significant association |
| Right | 58 | 60 | 82 | 85 | ||||||
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| Curvy | Left | 78 | 52 | 49 | 44 | 3 | 0.51 | 7.81 | 0.92 | No significant association |
| Right | 73 | 47 | 38 | 38 | ||||||
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| Circular | Left | 4 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 0.39 | 7.81 | 0.94 | No significant association |
| Right | 8 | 8 | 12 | 14 | ||||||
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| Straight | Left | 17 | 20 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 1.54 | 7.81 | 0.67 | No significant association |
| Right | 16 | 14 | 6 | 7 | ||||||
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| Converging | Left | 5 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 3.20 | 7.81 | 0.67 | No significant association |
| Right | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | ||||||
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| Diverging | Left | 6 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0.39 | 7.81 | 0.94 | No significant association |
| Right | 7 | 4 | 11 | 2 | ||||||