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

Hunters and gatherers will experience less frequent and drastic famine than other subsistence types (38).

However, there is a positive relationship between intensity of energy input and presence of endemic starvation (p< .001).

Test
Test Name	Support	Significance	Coefficient	Tail
tau-b	Not Supported	`UNKNOWN`	`UNKNOWN`	`UNKNOWN`

Main Author	Published Year	Hypothesis	Supported	Variables Tested
Berbesque, J. Colette	2014	Hunter-gatherers will experience more famine than those with other modes of subsistence (1).	Not Supported	2	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Berbesque, J. Colette	2014	Controlling for habitat quality, hunter-gatherers will experience more famine than agriculturalists (1).	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
Ember, Carol R.	2020	Increased frequency of famine will be associated with increased subsistence diversity.	Not supported	3	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Pryor, Frederic L.	2003	Forager economic type will not be associated with famine threat, percentage of hunting subsistence, presence of gambling, conflict, corporate descent groups, household form, family form, marital form, postmarital residence, female power, male aggression, and male dominance (408, 415, 416).	Supported	12	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author