Predictors of Land Privatization: Cross-Cultural Tests of Defendability and Resource Stress Theory

American Anthropologist • Vol/Iss. 122(4) • American Anthropological Association • Arlington, VA • Published In • Pages: 745-758 •
By Ember, Carol R., Adem, Terferi Abate, Brougham, Tahlisa, Pitek, Emily

Hypothesis

Mobility will be associated with communal property

Note

The statistical data for the combined dataset was as follows: gamma=-0.861, rho=-0.457, p<0.001

Test

Test NameSupportSignificanceCoefficientTail
Gamma/RhoSupportedp<0.001gamma=-0.745, rho=-0.370UNKNOWN

Variables

Variable NameVariable Type OCM Term(s)
MobilityIndependent variableSettlement Patterns
Property SystemDependent variableProperty System