Who keeps children alive? A review of the effects of kin on child survival

Evolution and human behavior Vol/Iss. 29(1) Elsevier Published In Pages: 1-18
By Sear, Rebecca, Mace, Ruth

Hypothesis

Grandfathers will have significantly less effect on child survival than grandmothers (10).

Note

(Hypothesis tested by observing the proportion of previous studies with the hypothesized effect. No formal statistical test)

Test

Test NameSupportSignificanceCoefficientTail
UNKNOWNSupportedUNKNOWNUNKNOWNUNKNOWN

Variables

Variable NameVariable Type OCM Term(s)
Child MortalityDependentMortality
Grandmother MortalityIndependentMortality
Grandfather MortalityIndependentMortality