Historical inference from cross-cultural data:  the case of dowry

"The geographical distribution of dowry is restricted in area indicating recent development" (517)

Test
Test Name	Support	Significance	Coefficient	Tail
Comparison of raw scores	Supported	`UNKNOWN`	`UNKNOWN`	`UNKNOWN`

Variables
Variable Name	Variable Type	OCM Term(s)
Geographical Distribution Of Dowry	Association	Mode Of Marriage
Recent Development Of Dowry	Association	Mode Of Marriage

Main Author	Published Year	Hypothesis	Supported	Variables Tested
Schlegel, Alice	1988	Distribution of marriage transactions will be associated with subsistence technology such that dowry is more common in agricultural societies (295-6).	Supported	2	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Schlegel, Alice	1988	Distribution of marriage transactions will be associated with social stratification such that dowry is more common in stratified societies (296-7).	Supported	2	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Hart, Hornell	1944	"[There is] a high positive correlation between technological and political development among primitive peoples [political complexity an indirect measure of geographical area controlled by a society]" (289)	Supported	2	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Gaulin, Steven J.C.	1990	Dowry will be associated with non-polygynous marriage systems and significant stratification (999).	Supported	3	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Pryor, Frederic L.	1977	The emergence of slavery is an inevitable stage of societal development (222).	Not Supported	2	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author