Table 2 Items explaining variation among people, as assessed by which items loaded most strongly onto each of the first two principal components of a PCA.
From: Decision-making of citizen scientists when recording species observations
Question group | Key items associated with variation among respondents |
|---|---|
Experience | Society membership versus frequency of activity |
Motivations | Spend time outdoors versus support conservation |
Survey type | Active/planned search versus using traps |
Active search species | Interesting species versus common species |
Opportunistic species triggers | Rare species versus many individuals at the same time |
Survey locations | Protected areas versus non-green urban areas |
Species ID uncertainty | Use an identification guide versus not report |
