On the development of unilineal descent

Journal of Anthropological Research Vol/Iss. 30 Published In Pages: 69-94
By Ember, Carol R., Ember, Melvin, Pasternak, Burton

Hypothesis

". . . there is a positive association between the number of putative unilineal groups at the highest level of unilineal descent in the society and the total number of persons in the society" (85)

Test

Test NameSupportSignificanceCoefficientTail
Spearman’s rank-order correlationSupportedp<.005.63One-tailed

Variables

Variable NameVariable Type OCM Term(s)
PopulationAssociationPopulation
Putative Unilineal GroupsAssociationRule Of Descent