Studies on Gender Differences in Abilities and Achievements Indicate ______

question 32

Multiple Choice

Studies on gender differences in abilities and achievements indicate ______.

• A) boys do better in terms of school achievement
• B) females have better mathematical ability
• C) males have better spatial ability, especially on tests of mental rotation
• D) males have better fine motor coordination

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Definitions:

Assumption

A basic condition or premise considered to be true without verification or proof, often used as a starting point for further analysis.

Power Curve

A graph of the probability of rejecting H0 for all possible values of the population parameter not satisfying the null hypothesis. The power curve provides the probability of correctly rejecting the null hypothesis.

Null Hypothesis

A hypothesis used in statistics that suggests there is no significant effect or difference, serving as a default position that there is no association between two measured phenomena.

Probability

A measure of the likelihood or chance that a particular event will occur, expressed on a scale from 0 to 1.