When we estimate characteristics of an entire population, based on examining a sample of the population, there is some uncertainty in our estimates. Margins of error and statistical significance help you interpret our estimates in light of this uncertainty. The only statistically significant difference between all museums and any group is that small museums report a mean annual attendance of 16,073.
Table shows the share of museums that report conducting several types of specialized programs.
The only statistically significant difference between all museums and any group of museums is that small museums report fewer full-time staff, with a mean of 2 people. All figures for Emerging Museums are low-end estimates. Almost half of museums describe their location as a rural area, but only a quarter say they are more than an hour's drive from a major urban area, as shown in Tables and. Some museums selected more than one description. The difference between all museums and rural museums is statistically significant for each item in the tables above.