Modern Studies
The results seem to vary based on the type of problem, but some recent studies have found that the variability hypothesis is true for parts of IQ tests, with more men falling at the extremes of the spectrum. In contrast, one meta-analysis found that males were slightly better at progressive matrices, while women actually had more variability.
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