High CV score: regular rhythm or sonority?

Societies in a warm climate with tall dense vegetation will use fewer vowels (850).

Test
Test Name	Support	Significance	Coefficient	Tail
multiple regression	Supported	p<.05	-.249	One-tailed

Variables
Variable Name	Variable Type	OCM Term(s)
Climate	Independent	Climate
Sonority	Dependent	Speech, Vocabulary, Phonology
Vegetation	Independent	Flora

Main Author	Published Year	Hypothesis	Supported	Variables Tested
Ember, Carol R.	2007	Cold climate and sparse vegetation will be negatively associated with sonority (183).	Supported	3	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Ember, Carol R.	2007	A warm climate and dense vegetation will be associated with less sonority (183).	Partially supported	3	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Ember, Carol R.	2000	Societies in cold climates with sparse or short vegetation will use fewer vowels (850).	Supported	3	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Ember, Carol R.	2007	Number of cold months will be negatively associated with sonority (183).	Supported	2	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Fought, John G.	2004	Low sonority scores will be associated with higher levels of cultural complexity (38).	Not Supported	2	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author