An Interaction Model for Resource Implement Complexity Based on Risk and Number of Annual Moves

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Variables proxying subsistence strategy: percentage of aquatic animals in diet (AQU), percentage of land animals in diet (LAN), percentage of aquatic and land animals in diet (TAA). Variables proxying implement diversity: total number of complex subsistants (CSTS), total number of complex subsistant types (NCT), total number of subsistants (STS). Out of four regression models run on each diversity variable (for a total of twelve models), AQU is included only in a backward stepwise regression against CSTS, LAN is only included in the best subset for CSTS, and TAA is included in the backward stepwise against CSTS and in the Lasso regression against NCT. Once interaction effects are considered, these variables are ruled out as having a significant effect on implement diversity.