Subsistence and the evolution of religion

Stratification is positively associated with the presence of High Gods (p. 257).

In a multiple regression model including population size, stratification lost significance, likely due to multicollinearity.

Test
Test Name	Support	Significance	Coefficient	Tail
Correlation	Supported	p<.01	rho = .222	`UNKNOWN`

Variables
Variable Name	Variable Type	OCM Term(s)
Presence Of High Gods	Dependent	Spirits And Gods
Stratification	Independent	Classes

Main Author	Published Year	Hypothesis	Supported	Variables Tested
Bentzen, Jeanet Sinding	2022	Moralizing high gods are more prevalent in stratified societies than unstratified societies.	Supported	2	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Roes, Frans L.	1995	Stratification will be positively associated with a belief in high gods supportive of human morality (74).	Supported	2	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Bentzen, Jeanet Sinding	2022	Higher irrigation potential is linked to the presence of moralizing high gods.	Supported	2	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Roes, Frans L.	2014	Patrilocal societies are more likely to have active high gods (321). This will be true when individually controlling for society size (jurisdictional hierarchy), class stratification, caste stratification, and region.	Supported	6	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Roes, Frans L.	2014	Active high gods will be more likely in societies with patrilocal marital residence, patrilineal descent, and transfer of wife to husband’s group after marriage (321). This will be true when individually controlling for society size (jurisdictional hierarchy), stratification, region, and religion.	Not Supported	9	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author