Criteria of Complexity in Evolution: Cross-Cultural Study in Archaeology of Prehistory

Social Evolution & History Vol/Iss. 12(1) 'Uchitel' Publishing House Volgograd, Russia Published In Pages: 28-50
By Kradin, Nikolay N.

Hypothesis

Writing will be correlated with technological specialization.

Note

Tested in the Atlas of Cultural Evolution (ACE) sample. Also tested using Gamma (1.000, p<0.001) and Spearman Correlation (0.398, p<0.001).

Test

Test NameSupportSignificanceCoefficientTail
Pearson's RSupported0.402p<0.001UNKNOWN

Variables

Variable NameVariable Type OCM Term(s)
Technological SpecializationIndependentSociocultural Trends, Occupational Specialization
WritingDependentWriting