Material security, life history, and moralistic religions: A cross cultural examination

PLos ONE • Vol/Iss. 13(3) • ? • • Published In • Pages: 1-9 •
By Purzycki, Benjamin Grant, Ross, Cody T., Apicella, Coren, Atkinson, Quentin D., Cohen, Emma, McNamara, Rita Anne, Willard, Aiyana K., Xygalatas, Dimitris, Norenzayan, Ara, Henrich, Joseph

Hypothesis

Material security and education will be negatively correlated with number of children.

Note

Age and sex were controlled variables.

Test

Test NameSupportSignificanceCoefficientTail
Multi-Level Bayesian Regression ModelSupported90% Equal Tail Posterior Credibility IntervalUNKNOWNUNKNOWN

Variables

Variable NameVariable Type OCM Term(s)
Number of ChildrenDependentBirth Statistics
Material SecurityIndependentNONE
Years of SchoolingIndependentEducation