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Table 3 Distribution of units by risk groups and province according to the interquartile range (IQR)

From: Analysis of the drivers of ASF introduction into the officially approved pig compartments in South Africa and implications for the revision of biosecurity standards

Province

Low (# units)

Medium (#)

High (#)

Total (#)

Low (% units)

Medium (%)

High (%)

Eastern Cape

1

2

3

6

16.7

33.3

50.0

Free State

0

3

0

3

0.0

100.0

0.0

Gauteng

3

9

4

16

18.8

56.3

25.0

Kwa Zulu Natal

3

8

6

17

17.6

47.1

35.3

Limpopo

6

4

7

17

35.3

23.5

41.2

Mpumalanga

7

4

1

12

58.3

33.3

8.3

North West

1

11

2

14

7.1

78.6

14.3

Western Cape

3

6

1

10

30.0

60.0

10.0

Total

24

47

24

95

25.3

49.5

25.3

Excluded

   

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  1. Those units with a weighted sum of risk scores below the IQR were assigned to the “low” risk group. Those units with a weighted sum of risk scores within the IQR were assigned to the “medium” risk group. Those units with a weighted sum of risk scores above the IQR were assigned to the “high” risk group