Lower variability in female students than male students at multiple timescales supports the use of sex as a biological variable in human studies

Abstract Background Men have been, and still are, included in more studies than women, in large part because of the lingering belief that ovulatory cycles result in women showing too much variability to be economically viable subjects. This belief has scientific and social consequences, and yet, it...

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Main Authors: Benjamin L. Smarr, Annick Laure Ishami, Aaron E. Schirmer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-04-01
Series:Biology of Sex Differences
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13293-021-00375-2