Factors affecting human fertility in nonindustrial societies:  a cross-cultural study

"[Our] data do not support the hypothesis that polygyny is associated with reduced fertility" (94)

Test
Test Name	Support	Significance	Coefficient	Tail
Z Scores	Partially supported	above .10	`UNKNOWN`	`UNKNOWN`

Variables
Variable Name	Variable Type	OCM Term(s)
Fertility	Dependent	Conception
Polygyny	Independent	Polygamy

Main Author	Published Year	Hypothesis	Supported	Variables Tested
Barber, Nigel	2004	The secondary sex ratio will decline as total fertility increases.	Supported	2	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Barber, Nigel	2004	The sex ratio at birth will decline with polygyny.	Partially Supported	2	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Barber, Nigel	2004	The sex ratio should be higher in countries where contraception is widely practiced.	Supported	2	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Nag, Moni	1962	"The data available for the selected societies do not support the hypothesis that there is a positive association between the period of postpartum abstinence and extent of polygyny" (80)	Supported	2	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Nag, Moni	1962	"The correlations do not support the hypothesis that the incidence of polygyny is positively assocated with the incidence of separation and divorce" (95)	Partially supported	2	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author