Publication Date:
1995-07-07
Description:
Sex differences in central tendency, variability, and numbers of high scores on mental tests have been extensively studied. Research has not always seemed to yield consistent results, partly because most studies have not used representative samples of national populations. An analysis of mental test scores from six studies that used national probability samples provided evidence that although average sex differences have been generally small and stable over time, the test scores of males consistently have larger variance. Except in tests of reading comprehension, perceptual speed, and associative memory, males typically outnumber females substantially among high-scoring individuals.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Notes: 〈/span〉Hedges, L V -- Nowell, A -- New York, N.Y. -- Science. 1995 Jul 7;269(5220):41-5.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Author address: 〈/span〉Department of Education, University of Chicago, IL 60637, USA.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Record origin:〈/span〉 〈a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/7604277" target="_blank"〉PubMed〈/a〉
Keywords:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Analysis of Variance
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*Aptitude
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Data Interpretation, Statistical
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Female
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Humans
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*Intelligence Tests
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Male
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Mathematics
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Probability
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Reading
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Science
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*Sex Characteristics
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United States
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Writing
Print ISSN:
0036-8075
Electronic ISSN:
1095-9203
Topics:
Biology
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Chemistry and Pharmacology
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Computer Science
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Medicine
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Natural Sciences in General
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Physics
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