half as will be seen}) gave information pertaining to various points of interests or variables needed by the researchers. “Reproductive-history interviews with 124 Mukogodo women” gave Leech some of her information. The author also obtained some additional information on reproductive history “in genealogical interviews with elder males from each lineage.” “Regular visits about every six weeks to about half of the population for the purposes of a time allocation study,” (Cronk 1991: 346) were administered by the author. In short, evaluating all the different (intermediate and confounding) variables, whether taken from past or other studies, or from his own fieldwork, Cronk compared and analyzed them, proving that “livestock wealth and reproductive success correlate among Mukogodo men” (Cronk 1991: 353.)As discussed earlier, various types of information were collected pertaining to the Mukogodo of Kenya. Because their population is so small and also due to their neighboring groups being virtually identical, the sample in question is representative and adequate only for the Mukogodo. Looking at the tables he employs, and knowing the sample size in question, the adequacy and representativeness of, both his sample and variables, become increasingly clear. As a matter of fact, in terms of the study and fieldwork – and ultimately the hypothesis – Cronk’s article is therefore an exceptional piece of work.To conclude his article, Cronk restates his proposition in factual form. By observing possible mechanisms underlying the correlation between livestock wealth and reproductive success through out his article, he explains and conveys his findings in an orderly and precise manner. The arguments or variables that ‘flow’ against his proposition are almost unrelated to the topic, yet Cronk makes mention of them to cancel out all factors which could prove or disprove his th...
