Cultural anthropology

Cultural anthropology

Of or pertaining to the branch of anthropology that examines culture as a scientifically meaningful concept.

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Stratified systematic sampling

Anthropology; Cultural anthropology

A form of probabilistic sampling which combines elements of (1) simple random sampling, (2) stratified random sampling, and (3) systematic sampling, in an effort to reduce sampling bias.

Stratified random sampling

Anthropology; Cultural anthropology

A form of probabilistic sampling in which the region or site is divided into natural zones or strata such as cultivated land and forest; units ate then chosen by a random number procedure so as to ...

True brachiation

Anthropology; Cultural anthropology

A form of locomotion found in the lesser apes in which the body, suspended from above, is propelled by arm swinging as the animal rapidly moves hand-over-hand along a branch.

Idealist explanation

Anthropology; Cultural anthropology

A form of explanation that lays great stress on the search for insights into the historical circumstances leading up to the event under study in terms primarily of the ideas and motives of the ...

Systematic sampling

Anthropology; Cultural anthropology

A form of probabilistic sampling employing a grid of equally spaced locations; e.g. Selecting every other square. This method of regular spacing runs the risk of missing (or hitting) every single ...