Population growth, society, and culture: an inventory of cross-culturally tested causal hypotheses

HRAF Press New Haven, CT Published In Pages: 126
By Sipes, Richard G.

Hypothesis

Need for male or female heir for performance of religious rituals will be positively associated with Population Growth Rate (PGR) (70).

Test

Test NameSupportSignificanceCoefficientTail
GammaSupported*p = 0.03gamma = 0.78UNKNOWN