Male and Female Differences in Anxiety about Statistics are Not Reflected in Performance
Psychological ReportsPublished 1 February 1998
Drake R. Bradley, Catherine R. Wygant
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In two introductory statistics courses, women indicated significantly more anxiety about taking the course than men, but performed as well as the men in both courses.
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In two introductory statistics courses (consisting of 70 women and 28 men over-all), women indicated significantly more anxiety about taking the course than men, but performed as well as the men in both courses.
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