Consanguinity as a Major Predictor of Levels of Democracy: A Study of 70 Nations

Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology Vol/Iss. 44(2) . Published In Pages: 263–280
By Woodley, Michael A., Bell, Edward

Hypothesis

Consanguinity is a significant predictor of the level of democracy present when controlled for the size of the Muslim population.

Note

The dependent variable in this test (level of democracy) is using the Polity IV Scale.

Test

Test NameSupportSignificanceCoefficientTail
Multiple regressionSupportedp = .002β= -.45two-tailed

Variables

Variable NameVariable Type OCM Term(s)
Level of DemocracyDependentForm And Rules Of Government
Muslim populationIndependentTheological Systems