Systematic Political Science
 
 

FACTORS AND VARIABLES
Listed are 15 sets of factors and variables structured with a finite calibration of mean and extremes.

(P) Percentage of the population


P1.html—51% or more

P2.html—25% — 47%

P3.html—2% — 24%

(C) Legal classes of the population


C1.html—One tier; all are equal under the law

C2.html—Two tier; elite ruling and worker classes

C3.html—Three tier; elite ruling, worker, and slave/nonhuman classes

(Q) Quotient of societal trust of individuals and institutions to comply with natural laws


Q1.html—Trust

Q2.html—Don’t trust

Q3.html—Fear

(F) Individual freedoms to achieve needs within natural laws

(Rational—speech, worship, own property, defend one’s self and property, etc.—and the legal notion of being treated as innocent until proven guilty.)

F1.html—Most freedoms

F2.html—Few freedoms

F3.html—Slavery

(Y) Generations in years

(One generation is calculated beginning at birth to the average age of independent economic productivity/ childbearing, generally 20 years.)


Y1.html—One generation/20 years

Y2.html—Two to three generations/20 to 60 years

Y3.html—Three generations/60 years

(S) Average tolerance threshold to persistent moderate stress

(For example, an unsatisfactory occupation or marriage.)


S1.html—15 — 30 years for (T1)

S2.html—7 1/2 — 15 years for (T2)

S3.html—3 1/2 — 7 1/2 years for (T3)

(G) Geographic position


G1.html—Isolated

G2.html—Neighbors have the same (T) level

G3.html—Neighbors have different (T) levels

(N) Natural recourses


N1.html—require 10% or less imports

N2.html—require 11% — 30% imports

N3.html—require more than 30% imports

(H) Individual/societal history


H1.html—Y1 to Y3 of T1 history

H2.html—Y1 to Y3 of T2 history

H3.html—Y1 to Y3 of T3 history

(D) Population density


D1.html—75% rural and 25% urban

D2.html—50% rural and 50% urban

D3.html—25% rural and 75% urban

(I) Intelligence level

a: average—Can’t invent but use tools to manipulate environment; g:gifted— Invent complex tools to manipulate the environment; l:lower—Can’t use tools to manipulate the environment withoutsupervision

I1—85—90% a, 5—7 1/2% g, 5—7 1/2% l

I2—< 85% a, > 7 1/2% g, < 5% l

I3—< 85% a, < 5% g, > 7 1/2% l

(L) Levels of crisis/change

[Floods, fires, famines, wars/purges, diseases, volume of immigration/migration sufficient to change (P) to (T) or (I) ratios, mass conversion to different (T) beliefs, etc.]

L1—Affect perception of 75% or more

L2—Affect perception of 50—74%

L3—Affect perception of 25—49%

(O) Probability of occurrence


O1—90% to absolute certainty

O2—75% — 89% certainty

O3—50% — 74% certainty

(M) Dominant motivations for warfare


M1—To stop violations of natural law

M2—To project power over others

M3—To murder and enslave others

(A) Average worker productivity


A1—75%—100% capacity

A2—50%—74% capacity

A3— <50% capacity

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