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ERIC Number: EJ445314
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1992
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0034-6543
The Greater Male Variability Controversy: Science versus Politics.
Feingold, Alan
Review of Educational Research, v62 n1 p89-90 Spr 1992
The author's previous article was intended to demonstrate that research on intellective sex differences (SDs) was incomplete because of a general preoccupation with SDs in means. SDs in central tendency and SDs in variability must be considered together to comprehend differences between male and female distributions in abilities. (SLD)
Descriptors: Cultural Influences, Feminism, Intelligence, Males, National Norms, Nature Nurture Controversy, Political Issues, Scientific Attitudes, Sex Bias, Sex Differences, Standardized Tests, Test Results
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Variability
Note: For related documents, see TM 516 469-470.