Table 8.
Mann-Whitney U test about different types of different relational degree.
| Relational degree | Type | Number | Average | P value | Decision | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grey comprehensive weight-based relational degree | Business entities | Public colleges | 37 | 0.9764 | 0.048 | Reject the null hypothesis with difference |
| Private colleges | 9 | 0.9734 | ||||
| geographical locations | Colleges in Hangzhou | 20 | 0.9756 | 0.352 | Keep the null hypothesis with no difference | |
| Colleges in non-Hangzhou | 26 | 0.9763 | ||||
| Entropy weight-based relational degree | Business entities | Public colleges | 37 | 0.9729 | 0.146 | Keep the null hypothesis with no difference |
| Private colleges | 9 | 0.9762 | ||||
| geographical locations | Colleges in Hangzhou | 20 | 0.9784 | 0.163 | Keep the null hypothesis with no difference | |
| Colleges in non-Hangzhou | 26 | 0.9791 | ||||