Did Alcohol Facilitate the Evolution of Complex Societies?
Humanities and Social Sciences Communications • Vol/Iss. 12 • Unknown • • Published In • Pages: 1-13 •
By Hrnčíř, Václav , Chira, Angela M , Gray, Russell D.
Hypothesis
Non-alcohol intoxicants will have a possitive association with political complexity
Note
See Supplementary Fig. S2b
| Test Name | Support | Significance | Coefficient | Tail |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bayesian Ordinal Regressions | Supported | mean effect across posterior = 0.66 | UNKNOWN | UNKNOWN |
| Variable Name | Variable Type | OCM Term(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Political Complexity | Dependent | Territorial Hierarchy |
| Non-Alcohol Intoxicants | Independent | Recreational And Non-therapeutic Drugs, Tobacco Industry |