Height and sexual dimorphism of stature among human societies

American Journal of Physical Anthropology • Vol/Iss. 53 • Published In • Pages: 441-456 •
By Gray, J. Patrick, Wolfe, Linda D.

Hypothesis

Polygyny will be associated with greater sexual dimorphism of stature (443).

Note

However significant associations were found between male stature and limited vs common polygyny (p= .058) and female stature and limite vs common polygyny (p< .05).

Test

Test NameSupportSignificanceCoefficientTail
Mann-Whitney U-TestNot Supportedabove .10UNKNOWNTwo-tailed

Variables

Variable NameVariable Type OCM Term(s)
Degree Of PolygynyIndependentPolygamy
Sexual Dimorphism Of StatureDependentAnthropometry