A comparison of three measures of social complexity
American Anthropologist • Vol/Iss. 71 • Published In • Pages: 706-708 •
By Schaefer, James Michael
Hypothesis
Naroll's Social Development Index, Freeman's Scale, and Marsh's Index of Differentiation tend to measure the same developmental variable in ranking social complexity.
Note
Variables used to create "social complexity" are too numerous to mention
| Test Name | Support | Significance | Coefficient | Tail |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spearman’s rank-order correlation | Supported | p<.0005 | +0.857; +0.782; +0.899 | One-tailed |
| Variable Name | Variable Type | OCM Term(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Social Complexity | UNKNOWN | NONE |