War and social organization: from nomadic bands to modern states

Societal complexity among hunter gatherers will be positively associated with the presence of warfare (78).

Test
Test Name	Support	Significance	Coefficient	Tail
Fisher’s exact test	Supported	p<.001	`UNKNOWN`	`UNKNOWN`

Variables
Variable Name	Variable Type	OCM Term(s)
Societal Complexity Among Hunter-gatherers	Independent	Domesticated Animals, Settlement Patterns, Classes
Warfare	Dependent	Instigation Of War

Main Author	Published Year	Hypothesis	Supported	Variables Tested
Fry, Douglas P.	2006	Complex and equestrian hunter-gatherers will make war, most simple hunter-gatherers will not (104).	Supported	2	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Hayden, Brian	1986	The importance of warfare/homicide in mortality will be negatively associated with female status among hunter-gatherers (459)	`UNKNOWN`	2	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Ember, Carol R.	1978	Most hunter-gatherers are peaceful (443).	Not Supported	1	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Kelly, Robert L.	2000	There will be a positive relationship between unsegmented societies and low frequency of warfare among foragers (50).	Supported	2	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Textor, Robert B.	1967	Hunter-gatherers tend to have lower social complexity (51,91).	Supported	2	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author