Cassava production and processing in a cross-cultural sample of african societies

Cassava will be most important in well-watered areas (p.106).

The index of aridity was found to be negatively related to the presence of cassava as a dietary staple.

Test
Test Name	Support	Significance	Coefficient	Tail
Correlation	Supported	p<0.01	r=-.56	`UNKNOWN`

Variables
Variable Name	Variable Type	OCM Term(s)
Aridity	Independent	Climate, Tillage, Water Supply
Cassava importance	Dependent	Vegetable Production

Main Author	Published Year	Hypothesis	Supported	Variables Tested
Romanoff, Steven	1992	"Matrilineality, cassava use, and cassava processing are positively related" (p.104).	Supported	3	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Romanoff, Steven	1992	"Bantu language and cassava are positively associated" (p.104).	Not Supported	2	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Romanoff, Steven	1992	Toxicity will be associated with levels of cassava consumption (p.105).	Not Supported	4	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Romanoff, Steven	1992	In the absence of protein complements, farmers will grow less cassava (p.105).	Partial	2	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Romanoff, Steven	1992	Cassava consumption and production will increase when a society is faced with a higher prevalence of food scarcity / hunger (p.94).	Supported	2	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author