Hunter-gatherers have less famine than agriculturalists

Biology Letters • Published In • Pages: 1-4 •
By Berbesque, J. Colette, Marlowe, Frank W., Shaw, Peter, Thompson, Peter

Hypothesis

Controlling for habitat quality, hunter-gatherers will experience more famine than agriculturalists (1).

Note

The same five of the eight famine variables were significantly lower among hunter-gatherers than among agriculturalists.

Test

Test NameSupportSignificanceCoefficientTail
Analysis of varianceNot SupportedUNKNOWNUNKNOWNUNKNOWN

Variables

Variable NameVariable Type OCM Term(s)
FamineDependentDisasters
Habitat QualityCombinedLocation, Climate
Subsistence TypeIndependentAnnual Cycle, Diet, Food Quest