Pathogen stress and living organization: A cross-cultural analysis

The Human Voyage: Undergraduate Research in Biological Anthropology Vol/Iss. 2 ANU Press Published In Pages: 1-8
By Tinston, Jennifer

Hypothesis

Contagious pathogens will be more prevalent in large, more communal societies than those that are more modular.

Note

There was no real difference in contagious pathogens for modular and communal living.

Test

Test NameSupportSignificanceCoefficientTail
Mean of Standard ScoresNot SupportedUNKNOWNUNKNOWNUNKNOWN

Variables

Variable NameVariable Type OCM Term(s)
Household FormIndependentHousehold
Pathogen StressDependentMorbidity