SexDifference.org

An interactive tool for visualizing sex-related variability

This tool allows you to see the effect size (d) and percent overlap for any comparison between males and females. Enter the mean and standard deviation below for each group. If you have the standard error instead of the standard deviation, check the box to enter it and the sample size (n).

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d = 1.91 (large)

overlap = 34%

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Male

160180200

3% of the males are more female-like than the average female

Female

140160180

2% of the females are more male-like than the average male

This tool assumes both distributions are normal. Effect size is based on Cohen’s d. Overlap is based on Weitzman’s ∆. The source code is available at GitHub under AGPLv3. If you use this tool to prepare a publication, please cite: Maney DL. 2016 Perils and pitfalls of reporting sex differences. Phil. Trans. R. Soc. B 371: 20150119. https://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rstb.2015.0119