Scars for war: evaluating alternative signaling explanations for cross-cultural variance in ritual costs

Costly male rates are positively associated with external warfare.

Test
Test Name	Support	Significance	Coefficient	Tail
`UNKNOWN`	Supported	p<.005	`UNKNOWN`	`UNKNOWN`

Variables
Variable Name	Variable Type	OCM Term(s)
External Warfare	Independent	Warfare
Male Rites, Costly	Dependent	Puberty And Initiation

Main Author	Published Year	Hypothesis	Supported	Variables Tested
Wilson, Christopher G.	2008	Scarification will be associated with external warfare (154)	Supported	2	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Wilson, Christopher G.	2008	Male genital mutilation is associated with external warfare (154)	Not Supported	2	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Divale, William Tulio	1974	"Frequent external warfare should be correlated with a higher degree of male exogamy than when external warfare is infrequent" (304)	Supported	2	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Sosis, Richard	2007	Polygyny is positively associated with costly male rites.	Not Supported	2	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Sosis, Richard	2007	In polygynous societies, stratification is negatively associated with costly male rites.	Partially supported	2	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author