Climatic instability, food storage, and the development of numerical counting: a cross-cultural study

Variations in climate extremes will be associated with threat of famine and starvation (342).

28 of 36 correlations between starvation/famine variables and climate variables were significant at the .05 level.

Test
Test Name	Support	Significance	Coefficient	Tail
Spearman’s rank-order correlation	Supported	`UNKNOWN`	`UNKNOWN`	`UNKNOWN`

Main Author	Published Year	Hypothesis	Supported	Variables Tested
Dirks, Robert	1993	Famines will be more drastic where people are generally malnourished (50).	Supported	2	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Dirks, Robert	1993	Societies with trade entitlements will be more likely to experience famine (45).	Supported	2	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Dirks, Robert	1993	Hunters and gatherers will experience less frequent and drastic famine than other subsistence types (38).	Not Supported	3	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Dirks, Robert	1993	Foreign intrusions will increase the fequency and severity of famine among indigenous peoples (40).	Not Supported	3	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Dirks, Robert	1993	Societies without formal class distinctions will experience famine less frequently and severely than societies with complex class systems (48).	Supported	3	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author