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. 2012 Oct 8;7(10):e46319. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0046319

Table 2. Descriptive Statistics for the Full Sample and by Gender – Moscow.

Moscow
Variables N Mean Std. Dev. Min Max
Outcome Variables
Math Score (Unified State Exam)
 Full sample 277 70.484 12.292 30 100
 Females 152 70.559 11.570 44 95
 Males 125 70.392 13.163 30 100
Russian Score (Unified State Exam)
 Full sample 421 78.948 9.287 54 100
 Females*** 242 81.277 8.714 60 100
 Males*** 179 75.799 9.129 54 100
Olympiad
 Full sample 770 0.300 0.459 0 1
 Females 446 0.296 0.457 0 1
 Males 323 0.307 0.462 0 1
High School Honors
 Full sample 755 0.404 0.491 0 1
 Females*** 435 0.492 0.501 0 1
 Males*** 319 0.285 0.452 0 1
Full Scholarship
 Full sample 770 0.704 0.457 0 1
 Females 447 0.747 0.435 0 1
 Males 322 0.643 0.480 0 1
Explanatory Variables
Faculty (Economics)
 Full sample 796 0.273 0.446 0 1
 Females 449 0.245 0.431 0 1
 Males 327 0.306 0.461 0 1
Faculty (Law)
 Full sample 796 0.319 0.466 0 1
 Females 449 0.318 0.466 0 1
 Males 327 0.330 0.471 0 1
Faculty (Management)
 Full sample 796 0.205 0.404 0 1
 Females 449 0.212 0.409 0 1
 Males 327 0.208 0.406 0 1
Faculty (Political Science)
 Full sample 796 0.204 0.403 0 1
 Females*** 449 0.225 0.418 0 1
 Males*** 327 0.156 0.363 0 1
Right hand 2D:4D
 Full sample 814 0.989 0.037 0.857 1.134
 Females*** 449 0.994 0.038 0.857 1.134
 Males*** 327 0.983 0.033 0.902 1.082
Left hand 2D:4D
 Full sample 814 0.990 0.034 0.876 1.115
 Females*** 449 0.995 0.035 0.890 1.115
 Males*** 327 0.984 0.033 0.876 1.072
Female 776 0.579 0.494 0 1
Male 776 0.421 0.494 0 1

Note: *** 1%, ** 5% Significant difference between the mean values for the female and male subsamples