Cultural dimensions: a factor analysis of textor's a cross-cultural summary

Behavior Science Notes • Vol/Iss. 7 • Published In • Pages: 37-81 •
By Stewart, Robert A. C., Jones, Kenneth J.

Hypothesis

Findings: A factor analysis of key dimensions to describe a given culture yielded 12 factors. Factor 8, "North American tribal culture", loaded highly and positively on latitude 30 degrees or greater; located in North America; natural environment temperate grassland; principal ethnographers American; settlements non-fixed-movement nomadic; daily protein intake 80 grams or higher. Factor 8 loaded negatively on tropics 23 1/2 degrees from equator; games of strategy rather than chance; subsistence by agriculture and food production; African-linguistic affiliation Niger-Congo; Old World; tropical grasslands (61)

Test

Test NameSupportSignificanceCoefficientTail
Factor analysisSupportedUNKNOWNUNKNOWNUNKNOWN

Variables

Variable NameVariable Type OCM Term(s)
African Linguistic Affiliation Niger-congoUNKNOWNLinguistic Identification
Daily Protein Intake 80 Grams Or HigherUNKNOWNNutrition
Games Of StrategyUNKNOWNGames
Latitude 30 Degrees Or GreaterUNKNOWNLocation
Located In North AmericaUNKNOWNLocation
Natural Environment Temperate GrasslandUNKNOWNFlora
North American Tribal CultureUNKNOWNIdentification
Old WorldUNKNOWNIdentification
Principal Ethnographers AmericanUNKNOWNResearch Methods
Settlements Non-fixed-movement NomadicUNKNOWNSettlement Patterns
Subsistence By Agriculture And Food ProductionUNKNOWNAnnual Cycle, Agriculture, Diet
Tropical GrasslandUNKNOWNFlora
Tropics 23 1/2 Degrees From EquatorUNKNOWNLocation

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