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ERIC Number: EJ463380
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1993
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0034-6543
Gender Differences in Variability in Intellectual Abilities: A Reanalysis of Feingold's Results.
Hedges, Larry V.; Friedman, Lynn
Review of Educational Research, v63 n1 p94-105 Spr 1993
Analyzes effect sizes in tails of distribution of scores in Feingold's study of joint effects of gender differences in mean and variability on 28 cognitive-ability scales. Effect sizes are smaller than Feingold assumed. Evaluates joint effect of gender differences by number of males and females in extreme score ranges. (SLD)
Descriptors: Cognitive Tests, Effect Size, Equations (Mathematics), Females, Intelligence, Males, Mathematical Models, Research Methodology, Research Problems, Scores, Sex Differences, Standardized Tests, Statistical Distributions, Test Interpretation
Publication Type: Information Analyses; Reports - Evaluative; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Mean (Statistics); Research Replication; Tails (Statistics); Variability
Note: Comments on "Sex Differences in Variability in Intellectual Abilities: A New Look at an Old Controversy" (A. Feingold, 1992). For related documents, see TM 517 201-202.