The puzzle of monogamous marriage

Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B • Vol/Iss. 367(1589) • The Royal Society • London • Published In • Pages: 657-669 •
By Henrich, Joseph, Boyd, Robert, Richerson, Peter

Hypothesis

Monogamous marriage reduces the intensity of intrasexual competition (660)

Note

While no p-value is listed, the authors claim support for this hypothesis

Test

Test NameSupportSignificanceCoefficientTail
UNKNOWNSupportedUNKNOWNUNKNOWNUNKNOWN

Variables

Variable NameVariable Type OCM Term(s)
Form Of MarriageIndependent variablePolygamy
Intrasexual competitionDependent variableIngroup Antagonisms