Morning sickness: a mechanism for protecting mother and embryo
Quarterly Review of Biology • Vol/Iss. 75(2) • University of Chicago Press • • Published In • Pages: 113-148 •
By Flaxman, Samuel M., Sherman, Paul W.
Hypothesis
Societies in which morning sickness was not observed will be significantly less likely to have meat as a staple and slightly less likely to have rice as a staple than societies in which morning sickness was observed (129).
| Test Name | Support | Significance | Coefficient | Tail |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| G-test | Supported | P < 0.05 (meat as a staple); 0.05 < P < 0.1 (rice as a staple) | UNKNOWN | UNKNOWN |
| Variable Name | Variable Type | OCM Term(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Morning Sickness | Dependent | Pregnancy |
| Meat as Dietary Staple | Independent | Diet |
| Rice as Dietary Staple | Independent | Diet |