Starvation and famine: cross-cultural codes and some hypothesis tests

Cross-Cultural Research Vol/Iss. 27 Published In Pages: 28-69
By Dirks, Robert

Hypothesis

"Societies that rank high on the valuation of children will also rank high on the frequency of famine" (36).

Note

The contention that peasants place a higher value on children was supported (p= .006), but no correlation was found between peasant societies and frequency of famine.

Test

Test NameSupportSignificanceCoefficientTail
Wilcoxon Signed RanksNot SupportedUNKNOWNUNKNOWNUNKNOWN

Variables

Variable NameVariable Type OCM Term(s)
Frequency Of FamineDependentDisasters
Valuation Of ChildrenIndependentStatus Of Children