Contemporary parasite stress curvilinearly correaltes with outgorup trust: Cross-country evidence from 2005 to 2014
Evolution and Human Behavior • Vol/Iss. 39(5) • Elsevier • • Published In • Pages: 556-565 •
By Zhang, Jinguang
Hypothesis
There will be a concave relationship between ingroup trust and parasite stress.
Note
The linear correlation was negative and significant (p <.016) whereas the curvilinear correlation was non-significant and it was also not concave.
Test Name | Support | Significance | Coefficient | Tail |
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Linear and curvilinear correlations | Not Supported | linear correlation p = .016; curvilinear correlation p = .19 | linear correlation b = -.006 ; curvilinear correlation b= .11 | UNKNOWN |
Variable Name | Variable Type | OCM Term(s) |
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Parasite Stress | Association | Fauna, Morbidity |
Ingroup Trust | Association | Social Relationships And Groups, Ingroup Antagonisms |