Exploring the thrifty genotype's food-shortage assumptions: a cross-cultural comparison of ethnographic accounts of food security among foraging and agricultural societies

American Journal of Physical Anthropology Vol/Iss. 131 Published In Pages: 120-126
By Benyshek, Daniel C., Watson, James T.

Hypothesis

There is no difference in food shortage extent between foragers and agriculturalists (121).

Test

Test NameSupportSignificanceCoefficientTail
Mann-Whitney U-TestSupportedp<.05UNKNOWNUNKNOWN

Variables

Variable NameVariable Type OCM Term(s)
Food Shortage, Extent OfDependentProduction And Supply, Disasters
Subsistence TypeIndependentFood Quest, Agriculture