Causes of polygyny: ecology, economy, kinship, and warfare

Marriage of female war captives (x small population) will be positively associated with polygyny (p. 875).

Test
Test Name	Support	Significance	Coefficient	Tail
multiple regression	Supported	p<.001	beta = .264	`UNKNOWN`

Variables
Variable Name	Variable Type	OCM Term(s)
Marriage Of War Captives	Independent	Slavery, Aftermath Of Combat
Polygyny	Dependent	Polygamy

Main Author	Published Year	Hypothesis	Supported	Variables Tested
Ember, Melvin	1984	Delayed age at marriage in men will be associated with polygyny (10).	Supported	2	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Ember, Melvin	2007	In nonstate societies, male mortality in warfare will be positively associated with nonsororal polygyny.	Supported	2	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Ember, Melvin	2007	When controlling for pathogen stress and male mortality in war, the absence of the plow will be positively associated with nonsororal polygyny	Supported	2	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Ember, Melvin	1984	Controlling on age at marriage, the presence/absence of male mortality in warfare will be associated with polygyny (13).	Partially supported	3	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author
Walker, Robert S.	2011	The practice of polygyny and brideprice are likely to be associated with early modern humans in Africa.	`UNKNOWN`	3	Cite Related Hypotheses More By Author