Niche construction and the toolkits of hunter–gatherers and food producers
Biological Theory • Vol/Iss. 6(3) • Springer Netherlands • • Published In • Pages: 251-259 •
By Collard, Mark, Buchanan, Briggs, Ruttle, April, O’Brien, Michael J.
Hypothesis
Toolkit complexity and diversity will be positively associated with population size (253).
Note
The relationship is significant among food-producing (i.e. pastoralist, horticulturalist, and agriculturalist) groups between population size and toolkit complexity (r-squared = 0.268) and diversity (r-sqaured = 0.236), but insignificant among hunter-gatherer societies.
| Test Name | Support | Significance | Coefficient | Tail |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linear regression | Not Supported | UNKNOWN | UNKNOWN | UNKNOWN |
| Variable Name | Variable Type | OCM Term(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Population Size | Independent | Population |
| Toolkit Complexity | Dependent | General Tools |
| Toolkit Diversity | Dependent | General Tools |