Diversity and homogeneity in world societies

HRAF Press New Haven, CT Published In Pages: 190
By Bourguignon, Erika, Greenbaum, Lenora

Hypothesis

The skills emphasized by different games will vary according to world region (65).

Note

Games in 93% of societies in in North America emphasize physical skill and chance. Scant data is available for other world regions, but games which emphasize physical skill and strategy appear to dominate elsewhere compared to games of chance.

Test

Test NameSupportSignificanceCoefficientTail
Comparison of percentagesPartial support claimedUNKNOWNUNKNOWNUNKNOWN

Variables

Variable NameVariable Type OCM Term(s)
Game-typeDependentGames
World RegionIndependentIdentification, Location