Predictors of Land Privatization: Cross-Cultural Tests of Defendability and Resource Stress Theory

American Anthropologist Vol/Iss. 122(4) American Anthropological Association Arlington, VA Published In Pages: 745-758
By Ember, Carol R., Adem, Terferi Abate, Brougham, Tahlisa, Pitek, Emily

Hypothesis

Mobility will be associated with communal property

Note

The statistical data for the combined dataset was as follows: gamma=-0.861, rho=-0.457, p<0.001

Test

Test NameSupportSignificanceCoefficientTail
Gamma/RhoSupportedp<0.001gamma=-0.745, rho=-0.370UNKNOWN

Variables

Variable NameVariable Type OCM Term(s)
MobilityIndependent variableSettlement Patterns
Property SystemDependent variableProperty System