Cavanaugh & Gelderloos, 1991
Cavanaugh, K. L.; and Gelderloos, P. U.S.–Soviet relations and the Maharishi Effect: A time series analysis. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Statistical Association, Social Statistics Section, Atlanta, Georgia, August 1991.
This study, using time series transfer function analysis of an independent data source on U.S.-Soviet relations from 1979 to 1986, found that during and immediately after the months in which were held assemblies of TM-Sidhi program participants large enough to predict an international influence, there was a statistically significant and substantial increase in the peaceful quality of actions of the Soviet Union toward the United States, controlling for the preceding behavior of the United States toward the Soviet Union. Supplementary analyses indicated that this effect was independent of any outlying data points, independent of seasonal behavior of the Soviet Union toward the United States, and independent of changes associated with the Gorbachev administration.
- Year
- 1991
- Publication type
- Conference Presentation
- Paper type
- Empirical
- Collected Papers
- Vol. 6, pp. 4148–4165
- Section
- Productivity and Quality of Life
Findings (1)
Sociological—Improved Quality of Life
Improved USSR Statements and Actions Towards the USA, Controlling for Behavior of USA, Seasonality, and Gorbachov Administration (USSR, 1979–1986)
TM-Sidhi program · Time Series Analysis · TM-Sidhi · Maharishi Effect
Authors
- Kenneth L. Cavanaugh, PhD
Maharishi University of Management, Fairfield, IA, USA
- Paul Gelderloos, SScD
Maharishi Vedic University, Vlodrop, The Netherlands