Variability hypothesis
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title:
Variability hypothesis
text:
The variability hypothesis, also known as the greater male variability hypothesis, is the hypothesis that males generally display greater variability in traits than females do. It has often been discussed in relation to human cognitive ability, where some studies appear to show that males are more likely than females to have either very high or very low IQ test scores. In this context, there is controversy over whether such sex-based differences in the variability of intelligence exist, and if s
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Hypothesis that males have more variance in certain traits compared to females
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Variability_hypothesis
date created:
2007-11-16T20:04:40Z
date modified:
2024-09-02T09:07:35Z
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