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 DescentAssociationRule Of Descent