Societal complexity: an empirical test of a typology of societies

American Journal of Sociology Vol/Iss. 62 Published In Pages: 461-466
By Freeman, Linton C., Winch, Robert F.

Hypothesis

"In conclusion, the demonstration of uni-dimensionality among six characteristics [written language, government, education, religion, punishment, economy] is evidence that the items constitute a scale [of societal complexity]" (464)

Test

Test NameSupportSignificanceCoefficientTail
Guttman's coefficient of reproducibilitySupportedUNKNOWN.97UNKNOWN