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Seasonal Variation in Conception in Rural Uganda and Mexico 1
Author(s) -
THOMPSON RICHARD W.,
ROBBINS MICHAEL C.
Publication year - 1973
Publication title -
american anthropologist
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.51
H-Index - 85
eISSN - 1548-1433
pISSN - 0002-7294
DOI - 10.1525/aa.1973.75.3.02a00030
Subject(s) - variation (astronomy) , work (physics) , multivariate analysis , seasonality , demography , geography , multivariate statistics , socioeconomics , sociology , statistics , mathematics , physics , astrophysics , thermodynamics
Using data from rural Uganda and Mexico, this study explores the use of multivariate statistical procedures for examining the combined effects of certain socio‐cultural and climatic variables on seasonal variations in conception. In addition, it fails to support the hypotheses advanced by Nurge (1970) that more conceptions occur during periods of heavy work and that more births occur during periods of light work. Different results and alternative conclusions are presented.