Starvation and famine: cross-cultural codes and some hypothesis tests

Cross-Cultural Research Vol/Iss. 27 Published In Pages: 28-69
By Dirks, Robert

Hypothesis

Societies with trade entitlements will be more likely to experience famine (45).

Note

No significant relationship was found when relating the importance of trade and the likelihood of suffering famine or the persistence of famine, which suggests

Test

Test NameSupportSignificanceCoefficientTail
Wilcoxon Signed RanksSupportedp<.05UNKNOWNUNKNOWN

Variables

Variable NameVariable Type OCM Term(s)
FamineUNKNOWNDisasters
Importance Of Trade In Aquiring FoodUNKNOWNInternal Trade, External Trade