Rate of language evolution is affected by population size

Total rate of change (word gain plus word loss) is related to population size.

Test
Test Name	Support	Significance	Coefficient	Tail
`UNKNOWN`	Not Supported	`UNKNOWN`	`UNKNOWN`	`UNKNOWN`

Variables
Variable Name	Variable Type	OCM Term(s)
Population Size	Independent	Population
Rate of Vocabulary Change	Dependent	Vocabulary

Main Author	Published Year	Hypothesis	Supported	Variables Tested
Greenhill, Simon J.	2018	The number of language speakers will predict the rate of word change in a language.	Partially Supported	2	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Bromham, Lindell	2012	Languages with larger speaker populations had higher rates of gain of new words than did their smaller sister languages (2100).	Supported	2	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Rácz, Péter	2019	The rate of replacement for Indo-European kinship terms is correlated with their usage frequency.	Supported	2	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Rácz, Péter	2019	The relationship between rate of word replacement and usage frequency is stronger for kinship terms than it is for core vocabulary in Indo-European languages.	Supported	2	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Bromham, Lindell	2012	Languages with a smaller number of speakers had higher rates of loss of lexemes from basic vocabulary than did their larger sister languages (2100).	Some Support	2	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author