Results from the multi- and univariate means analyses between selected tree-habitat characteristics and type of tree planter (bed/pit) of the Bloor Street trees, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, with significant values in bold (analyses performed on subsample, n = 57, except otherwise indicated).
| Variable | Mean of rating (±margin of error)z, y | MANOVA | Means analysis (P-value) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beds | Pits | F | P-Value | One-way ANOVA | Two-tailed t-test | Mann-Whitney test | |
| Ca (ppm) | 3,156.35 (±227.79) | 3,129.45 (±171.73) | 0.0078 | 0.93 | 0.93 | 0.93 | 0.77 |
| EC (dS/m) | 0.37 (±0.03) | 0.64 (±0.05) | 9.85 | 0.003 | 0.003y | 0.003 | 0.002 |
| Mg (ppm) | 209.32 (±9.42) | 162.61 (±10.18) | 5.15 | 0.008 | 0.008 | 0.008 | <0.001 |
| Na (ppm) | 214.64 (±36.13) | 880.46 (±84.64) | 22.58 | <0.001 | <0.001y | <0.001 | <0.001 |
| pH | 7.81 (±0.14) | 8.34 (±0.12) | 6.36 | 0.015 | 0.015 | 0.015 | 0.012 |
| Sunlight on 21 June (hr) | 5.92 (±0.34) | 4.97 (±0.24) | 5.22 | 0.023 | 0.023z | 0.023z | 0.026z |