Factor analysis of a cross-cultural sample

Behavior Science Notes • Vol/Iss. 8 • Published In • Pages: 233-257 •
By McNett, Charles W., Jr.

Hypothesis

Findings: A factor analysis of traits used to develop a settlement pattern scale of cultural complexity yielded three important factors. Factor 1, "Religion" (oblique rotation), loaded negatively and heavily on religious and ceremonial variables (245)

Test

Test NameSupportSignificanceCoefficientTail
Factor analysisSupportedUNKNOWNUNKNOWNUNKNOWN

Variables

Variable NameVariable Type OCM Term(s)
Ceremonial ParaphernaliaUNKNOWNOrganized Ceremonial
Commonweal RightsUNKNOWNReligious Beliefs
Complex Concepts Of SupernaturalUNKNOWNSpirits And Gods
EthicsUNKNOWNEthics
GodsUNKNOWNSpirits And Gods
MagicUNKNOWNMagic
Power Of Religious PractitionersUNKNOWNShamans And Psychotherapists, Magicians And Diviners, Priesthood
ShamansUNKNOWNShamans And Psychotherapists
TemplesUNKNOWNReligious And Educational Structures

Related Hypotheses

Main AuthorHypothesis
Child, Irvin L. "Factor I, Integrated Drinking is primarily weighted on: frequency of drinking as religious ritual, frequency of ceremonial drinking, extent of ritualization, quantity of ceremonial drinking, quantity of drinking as religious ritual, approval of drinking, extent of drinking" (27)
Child, Irvin L. "Societies with a definite sex difference were preponderantly higher than those without evidence of a sex difference in frequency of ceremonial drinking and tended to be higher in frequency of religious drinking and in approval of drinking" (57)
McNett, Charles W., Jr.Findings: A factor analysis of traits used to develop a settlement pattern scale of cultural complexity yielded three important factors. Factor 2, "Political" (oblique rotation), loaded positively and heavily on leadership and political structure variables (245)
McNett, Charles W., Jr.Findings: A factor analysis of traits used to develop a settlement pattern scale of cultural complexity yielded three important factors. Factor 6, "Economic" (oblique rotation), loaded heavily and positively on property, trade, and status variables (245)
Prothro, E. TerryFindings: A factor analysis of permissiveness yielded three unrelated factors. Factor 3 in the permissiveness factor analysis, "independence-anality" factor, loaded heavily and positively on anal socialization anxiety and age at independence socialization. This factor loads heavily and negatively on initial anal indulgence (152)