Owls, Climates, and Experts

Journal of Cognition and Culture Vol/Iss. 18(1-2) Brill Published In Pages: 66-88
By Munroe, Robert L., Gauvian, Mary

Hypothesis

Cold-climate societies, in contrast to warm-climate societies, will have more valid ethnozoological owl knowledge than warm-climate societies.

Note

57.7% of cold-climate societies had high ethnozoological owl knowledge whereas only 29.6% of warm-climate societies.

Test

Test NameSupportSignificanceCoefficientTail
Percentage ComparisonSupportedp < .001UNKNOWNOne-tailed

Variables

Variable NameVariable Type OCM Term(s)
Society Climate IndependentClimate
High ethnozoological knowledge of owlsDependentEthnozoology