1998 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 533-543 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xingye Lei ◽  
Dan Davis ◽  
Leonard Kuan ◽  
James Lee ◽  
Seho Oh

2017 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 9-33 ◽  
Author(s):  
Roland Vaubel

The paper tries to explain the introduction of state religions. I start by analyzing the meaning of state religion and the instruments of state intervention in religion. I then discuss the rulers' religious objectives and derive ten testable hypotheses about the factors favoring the introduction of state religions and about the choice of instruments. In the main section of the paper I examine the circumstances in which state religions have been introduced. The sample contains thirty-one state religions. The period stretches from 2630 BC (pharaoh Djoser in Egypt) to 1871 CE (emperor Meiji in Japan). Eight hypotheses turn out to be consistent with the historical evidence. The frequencies are significantly higher than 50% in a binomial test.


1981 ◽  
Vol 25 (1) ◽  
pp. 395-399 ◽  
Author(s):  
David J. Cochran ◽  
Michael W. Riley ◽  
Eileen I. Douglass

An examination was made of nineteen different geometric shapes of warning labels, using the method of paired comparisons. Sixty-six college students viewed slides of all pairs of the shapes and each time selected the shape that was the better indicator of warning. The binomial test was used to statistically test the difference between the shapes. Results showed that of the shapes tested, the triangle on its vertex (yield sign shape, ∇) was the best warning indicator.


2006 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 151-168 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yuyan Duan ◽  
Eric P. Smith ◽  
Keying Ye
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