Paternity and inheritance of wealth

Nature Vol/Iss. 291 Published In Pages: 652-654
By Hartung, John

Hypothesis

"Men stipulate an heir whose relatedness is less affected by low [probability of paternity] in societies where [probability of paternity] is relatively low" (653).

Test

Test NameSupportSignificanceCoefficientTail
Fisher’s exact testSupportedp<.05UNKNOWNUNKNOWN

Variables

Variable NameVariable Type OCM Term(s)
Frequency Of Female Extramrital SexIndependentExtramarital Sex Relations
Primary HeirDependentInheritance