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Old 08-November-2008, 04:08 PM
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Originally Posted by tofu View Post
You're right in that it shows no difference in average performance. It does show the difference in variance.

Both issues are resolved. There is no difference in average performance. There is a difference in variance.
The study is not about variance, and I don't see how differences in variance would be relevant, anyway.

When folks claim that "boys have simply evolved to be better at math than girls", they're comparing and arguing with average performances, not variances.
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