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. 2022 Sep 13;30(5):11838–11860. doi: 10.1007/s11356-022-22894-0

Table 5.

Heterotrait–monotrait ratio (HTMT) for discriminant validity

Variables ATSM EBP FSFBP ITABT MBBP OSWBP
ATSM
EBP 0.17
FSFBP 0.469 0.158
ITABT 0.454 0.154 0.537
MBBP 0.11 0.048 0.081 0.138
OSWBP 0.446 0.339 0.5 0.45 0.133 -

N = 79; MBBP, maintenance barriers of biogas plants; FSFBP, financial support for biogas plants; EPB, economic and policy barriers; OSWBP, owner satisfaction with biogas plant; ATSM, awareness through social media; ITABT, intention to adopt biogas technology