Belief in the evil eye in world perspective

The Evil Eye • Columbia University Press • New York • Published In • Pages: 223-278 •
By Roberts, John M.

Hypothesis

"[There is an] . . . increasing likelihood of the evil eye belief as the size of the domestic animals increases" (243)

Test

Test NameSupportSignificanceCoefficientTail
Goodman and Kruskal’s coefficient of associationSupportedp<.01.57Two-tailed

Variables

Variable NameVariable Type OCM Term(s)
Domesticated AnimalsIndependentDomesticated Animals
Evil Eye BeliefDependentSorcery