The material culture and social institutions of the simpler peoples: an essay in correlation

Chapman and Hall London Published In Pages: ??
By Hobhouse, L. T., Wheeler, G. C., Ginsberg, M.

Hypothesis

"Thus the evidence does not make for the association of monogamy with the lowest [economic] culture . . . we find it here and there in every grade of culture . . . polygamy is the rule throughout the uncivilised world, extending with industrial development" (162-163)

Test

Test NameSupportSignificanceCoefficientTail
Comparison of percentagesSupportedUNKNOWNUNKNOWNUNKNOWN

Variables

Variable NameVariable Type OCM Term(s)
Economic DevelopmentIndependentTillage, Diet, Production And Supply
Type Of MarriageDependentPolygamy