Extracted-Food Resource-Defense Polygyny in Native Western North American Societies at Contact

Men's control of gathered plants will be positively associated with a greater likelihood of high polygyny prevalence.

This model is adjusted for language closeness

Test
Test Name	Support	Significance	Coefficient	Tail
Logistic regression	Not Supported	p>0.05	`UNKNOWN`	`UNKNOWN`

Variables
Variable Name	Variable Type	OCM Term(s)
Control of subsistence	Independent variable	Collecting, Property System
Polygyny prevalence	Dependent variable	Polygamy

Main Author	Published Year	Hypothesis	Supported	Variables Tested
Sellen, Daniel W.	2004	Men's control of aquatic game will be positively associated with a greater likelihood of high polygyny prevalence.	Supported	2	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Bourguignon, Erika	1973	Prevalence of polygyny will vary according to world region (57).	Support claimed	2	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Ember, Melvin	1974	"In the presence of a short [postpartum sex] taboo, which is the more crucial control situation, . . . [there is a strong] correlation between high male mortality and polygyny" (202)	Supported	3	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Low, Bobbi S.	1990	Polygyny will be related to women's ability to control resources (5)	`UNKNOWN`	2	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Ayres, Barbara	1983	"Within individual societies the highest incidence of polygyny will occur among males who control the greatest amount of resources" (2).	Supported	2	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author