Adegoke Musa Olatunji

DATA ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION Cronbach Alpha Statistics Table 1: Cronbach Alpha Statistics of the Variables Variables Sample Number of Items Cronbach’s Alpha Value Decision Performance Analysis and Evaluation 250 12 0.843 Highly Consistent Table 1 presents the Cronbach alpha’s statistics of the Standardized Procedures for Decision-Making. It revealed that a sample of 250 respondents attended to 9 items contained in the questionnaire and Cronbach’s alpha value of 0.907. this indicated a very high internal consistency among the 9 items in used to assess the variable. This mean the instrument is reliable. Table 2: Spearman Brown Ranking Order (rho) of Gender and performance evaluation of Forest Fire Fighting to combat forest fire n = 250 Variables Spearman's rho Sig. Value Decision Sex -0.27 0.670 NS Performance Evalution α = 0.05, NS: Not Significant Table 2 revealed the Spearman Brown Ranking Order (rho) of gender and performance evaluation to combat forest fire. It showed the correlation coefficient, rho = -0.27 with p-value of 0.670. Since the p-value is greater than the alpha value of 0.05 the null hypothesis is retained. This means that there a weak negative and insignificant relationship between gender and performance evaluation of Forest Fire Fighting. Table 3: Ranking order of performance evaluation of Forest Fire Fighting SN STATEMENT Mean Std. Deviation RANK 1 Forests make our natural environment more livable and contribute to the growth of the national economy. 4.42 .655 5 2 Preventive measures must be taken, and awareness must be created among the general public about the importance of forests, their direct and indirect benefits, and the damage that may result from fires, especially the forests of the Asir region. 4.51 .582 1 3 Compliance with forest protection laws and legislation reduces forest fires. 4.51 .576 1 4 Punishments must be tightened for violators of environmental and forest protection legislation. 4.37 .683 7 5 The phenomenon of forest fires is one of the most dangerous natural disasters, as it causes the depletion of wildlife, loss of natural regeneration, land destruction, desertification, lack of surface and groundwater, climate change, and the killing of many people. 4.43 .612 4 6 Is closing some fire-sensitive forests to grazing, hunting, and harvesting, temporarily during certain seasons, in the forests of the Asir region, an appropriate solution to confront forest fires?- Do local media have a role in educating the community about the importance of forests and explaining the effects of forest fire risks 4.10 .881 8 8 Those responsible for guarding forests must be taught to take the necessary preventive measures and precautions to prevent fires from occurring and to deal with them if they occur. 4.46 .608 3 9 You can volunteer to extinguish forest fires. 3.87 - Is dealing with the phenomenon of forest fires in the Asir region successful and is it a modern and advanced approach? 3.50 - Setting fires outside camp sites equipped to receive visitors, and on farms adjacent to forests, with the intention of getting rid of crop residues and thorny plants. Throwing waste and burning it within or near the forest is dangerous and is considered one of the causes of forest fires. 4.10 .847 8 12 Using advanced methods and technology to protect and combat forest fires reduces the damage caused by this phenomenon. 4.38 .649 6 Criterion Mean: 3.0 Table 3 revealed the ranking order of performance evaluation of Forest Fire Fighting to combat forest fire. The table showed that all items are significant because all the mean score are greater than the criterion mean of 3.0. Nevertheless, items 2,3,8 are the top three items with the highest mean scores of 4.51, 4.51 and 4.46 respectively. This implies that, to forestall future occurrence of forest fire there is need for awareness among the general public about the importance of forests, their direct and indirect benefits, and the damage that may result from fires, especially the forests of the Asir region; there is dire need for compliance with forest protection laws and legislation reduces forest fires; and there is need preventive education for forest guard focusing on the necessary preventive measures and precautions to prevent fires from occurring and to deal with them if they occur. Table 4: Pearson Product Moment Correlation of Gender and performance evaluation to combat forest fire n = 250 Variables Pearson Correlation Sig. Value Decision Sex 0.38 0.554 NS Performance Evaluation α = 0.05, NS: Not Significant Table 4 revealed the Pearson Product Moment Correlation of gender and performance evaluation to combat forest fire. It showed the correlation coefficient, r = 0.38 with p-value of 0.554. Since the p-value is greater than the alpha value of 0.05 the null hypothesis is retained. This means that there a weak positive and insignificant relationship between gender and performance evaluation to combat forest fire Table 5: Analysis of Variance in Age distribution with respect to performance evaluation to combat Forest fire Sum of Squares df Mean Square F Sig. Decision Between Groups- 1.546 .215 NS Within Groups- Total- α = 0.05, NS: Not Significant Table 5 revealed the analysis of variance in age distribution with respect to performance evaluation to combat forest fire. It showed that [F(2,247) = 1.546; p-value of 0.215 ]. Since the p-value is greater than the alpha value of 0.05 the null hypothesis is retained. This implies that there is no significant variation in age with respect to performance evaluation to combat forest fire. Table 6: Analysis of Variance in educational level distribution with respect to performance evaluation to combat Forest fire Sum of Squares df Mean Square F Sig. Decision Between Groups- 2.328 0.057 NS Within Groups- Total- α = 0.05, NS: Not Significant Table revealed the analysis of variance in level of education with respect to performance evaluation to combat forest fire. It showed that [F(4,245) = 2.328; p-value of 0.057 ]. Since the p-value is greater than the alpha value of 0.05 the null hypothesis is retained. This implies that there is no significant variation in educational level with respect to n performance evaluation to combat forest fire. Fig. 1: Redar Chart of ANOVA in Performance Evaluation across Age Group