Parental certainty, subsistence and inheritance revisited

Journal of Human Evolution Vol/Iss. 10 Published In Pages: 277-280
By Gray, J. Patrick, Wolfe, Linda D.

Hypothesis

Agricultural subsistence will be positively associated with inheritance to the wife's children; Hunter-gather subsistence will be positively associated with inheritance to individuals other than the wife's children (279)

Note

Retesting of Caulin's (1980) hypothesis using different rating for inheritance.

Test

Test NameSupportSignificanceCoefficientTail
Fisher’s exact testNot SupportedNot SignificantUNKNOWNUNKNOWN

Variables

Variable NameVariable Type OCM Term(s)
AgricultureIndependentTillage
Hunter-gathererIndependentAnnual Cycle, Diet
InheritanceDependentInheritance