Owls, Climates, and Experts

Journal of Cognition and Culture • Vol/Iss. 18(1-2) • Brill • • Published In • Pages: 66-88 •
By Munroe, Robert L., Gauvian, Mary

Hypothesis

Cold-climate societies will have more positive magico-religious conceptions of owls than warm-climate societies.

Note

13.6% of cold-climate societies and 10.6% of warm-climate societies had positive magico-religious owl conceptions.

Test

Test NameSupportSignificanceCoefficientTail
Percentage ComparisonNot SupportedUNKNOWNUNKNOWNOne-tailed

Variables

Variable NameVariable Type OCM Term(s)
Society Climate IndependentClimate
Positive Magico-Religious Owl Conceptions DependentLuck And Chance, Ethnozoology