Table 1 Comparison of farmers’ device choice across continuous variables.

From: Preferences and applications of information communication technologies among farmers in Kallu district, Wollo, Ethiopia

Variable

Row mean-

col mean

Radio

Mobile

TV

F-value

Age

Mobile

−8.47115 (0.001*)

  

0.0005*

TV

−6.16194 (0.131)

2.30921 (1.000)

 

Pico

−1.6991 (1.000)

6.77206 (0.008*)

4.46285 (0.471)

Income

Row mean-

col mean

Radio

Mobile

TV

0.0003*

Mobile

10,004.4 (0.100)

  

TV

16,553.2 (0.006*)

6548.82 (0.920)

 

Pico

−1314.25(1.000)

−11,318.7(0.022)

−17,867.5 (0.001*)

Education

Row mean-

col mean

Radio

Mobile

TV

0.044**

Mobile

0.059615 (1.000)

  

TV

−0.483806 (1.000*)

−0.543421(1.000)

 

Pico

−1.35068 (0.754)

−1.41029(0.448)

−0.866873 (1.00)

  1. *and ** = 1 and 5% Significance level, respectively.
  2. Source: Authors’  analysis based on survey data.