Measurement of cultural complexity

Ethnology • Vol/Iss. 12 • Published In • Pages: 379-392 •
By Murdock, George Peter, Provost, Caterina

Hypothesis

"Matrilineal descent is heavily concentrated in the Lower Middle range [of cultural complexity] with only a relatively negligible number of cases at other levels" (391)

Test

Test NameSupportSignificanceCoefficientTail
Comparison of meansSupportedUNKNOWNUNKNOWNUNKNOWN

Variables

Variable NameVariable Type OCM Term(s)
Cultural ComplexityAssociationNONE
Matrilineal DescentAssociationRules Of Descent