Table 1 Descriptive statistics of soil erosion rate under different forest/tree types of north-western Himalayas.

From: Assessment of soil erosion rates, carbon stocks, and erosion-induced carbon loss in dominant forest types of the Himalayan region using fallout-137Cs

Statistical parameters

Apple orchard

Rhododendron

Scrub/degraded forest

Deodar

Mixed forest

Oak

Pine

Mean

10.2

5.5

15.5

6.0

3.7

4.2

7.0

Median

9.9

5.3

14.4

5.8

3.5

3.2

6.5

Mode

N/A

N/A

13.2

5.8

4.7

2.9

6.1

SE

0.9

0.5

1.8

1.1

0.5

0.9

0.4

SD

2.3

0.9

6.4

3.9

2.2

3.7

3.6

Variance

5.4

0.9

41.2

14.9

4.7

13.4

12.9

Kurtosis

−0.06

0.76

5.90

−1.10

−0.47

2.55

0.17

Skewness

0.58

1.1

2.0

0.3

0.4

1.8

0.6

Minimum

7.4

4.7

6.4

0.7

0.2

0.3

0.4

Maximum

13.9

6.8

33.8

12.1

8.1

13.2

17.8

Range

6.5

2.1

27.4

11.4

7.9

12.9

17.4

n

6

4

13

12

21

17

72

Confidence Level (95.0%)

2.4

1.5

3.9

2.5

1.0

1.9

0.8

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