Evaluation of a Stratified Versus an Unstratified Universe of Cultures in Comparative Research
- 1 November 1970
- journal article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Behavior Science Notes
- Vol. 5 (4) , 251-281
- https://doi.org/10.1177/106939717000500401
Abstract
A comparison is made between the use of a stratified universe and an unstratified universe of cultures for sampling purposes. Samples are taken from the Ethnographic Atlas (1) by selecting from culture clusters (a first level of stratification of cultures) and (2) by a random selection from the total list of cultures in the Atlas. The analysis is done regionally, for Africa and North America. A chi-square, two-sample test indicates the essential similarity of the stratified and the unstratified universes; no significant statistical difference is found among the samples.Keywords
This publication has 17 references indexed in Scilit:
- Correlates of Political ComplexityAmerican Sociological Review, 1969
- Sampling Methods and Interpretation of Correlation: A Comparative Analysis of Seven Cross‐Cultural Samples1American Anthropologist, 1969
- Regional and Worldwide Variations in CultureEthnology, 1968
- Drawing Random Samples in Cross'Cultural Studies: A Suggested Method1American Anthropologist, 1968
- Patterns of Sibling TerminologyEthnology, 1968
- Correlational Analysis of Murdocks 1957 Ethnographic Sample1American Anthropologist, 1967
- Ethnographic Atlas: A SummaryEthnology, 1967
- Cross-Cultural SamplingEthnology, 1966
- Ethnographic AtlasEthnology, 1963
- World Ethnographic SampleAmerican Anthropologist, 1957