Difference between revisions of "2006-08-09 Debunking the Upper Tail"
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<let name=data index=Text>“Some of the commenters brought up the issue of the upper tail, and I want to talk about that specifically. It has been suggested that even if the size of the effect -- the differences in averages between a trait like mathematical ability -- is not very large, it becomes magnified at the edges of the distribution. Thus, even a barely statistically significant effect, when observed at the threshold of 4 [[standard deviations|SD]], could result in a several fold skew towards men. The argument goes on that if such a trait were required to participate in a discipline -- like competence in mathematics to become a physicist -- women would then be acting at a natural disadvantage.” Article presents a counter-argument to this.</let> | <let name=data index=Text>“Some of the commenters brought up the issue of the upper tail, and I want to talk about that specifically. It has been suggested that even if the size of the effect -- the differences in averages between a trait like mathematical ability -- is not very large, it becomes magnified at the edges of the distribution. Thus, even a barely statistically significant effect, when observed at the threshold of 4 [[standard deviations|SD]], could result in a several fold skew towards men. The argument goes on that if such a trait were required to participate in a discipline -- like competence in mathematics to become a physicist -- women would then be acting at a natural disadvantage.” Article presents a counter-argument to this.</let> | ||
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