Ritual human sacrifice promoted and sustained the evolution of stratified societies

When human sacrifice is present, highly stratified societies are less likely to become less stratified (229).

Test
Test Name	Support	Significance	Coefficient	Tail
Bayes factor	Not Supported	`UNKNOWN`	`UNKNOWN`	`UNKNOWN`

Variables
Variable Name	Variable Type	OCM Term(s)
Human Sacrifice	Association	Prayers And Sacrifices
Social Stratification	Association	Castes, Classes

Main Author	Published Year	Hypothesis	Supported	Variables Tested
Watts, Joseph	2016	When human sacrifice is present, moderate and highly stratified cultures are less likely to decrease in degree of stratification (229).	Supported	2	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Watts, Joseph	2016	When human sacrifice is present, egalitarian and moderately stratified societies are more likely to become highly stratified.	Supported	2	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Watts, Joseph	2016	When human sacrifice is present, egalitarian cultures are more likely to gain social stratification (229).	Not Supported	2	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Watts, Joseph	2016	Human sacrifice can co-evolve with social stratification (the probability of change in social stratification and the presence/absence of human sacrifice are interdependent) [First Analysis] (229).	Supported	2	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Watts, Joseph	2016	Human sacrifice can co-evolve with social stratification (the probability of change in social stratification and the presence/absence of human sacrifice are interdependent) [Second Analysis] (229).	Supported	2	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author