Statistical Analysis on Gender Difference

I think that if you want to think about your analysis you should think about this notion that Gaussian distributions are appropriate for modelling the abilities of the self-selected very best in a group.  The fact is that FIDE ratings are given only to people who are seriously good chessplayers (top 0.01% of the population).  In what distribution can we extract the top 0.01% of the population and expect that to be Gaussian? (Ans: Only some very odd mixture distribution).

In her prime, Polgar might have been a tough match for Carlsen. But it's unlikely she'll ever reach that level again.

my theory is that God made men with better spaitial skills so that he could compete in the physical world to be a bread winner,that would translate into good chess,while women were made with better verbal skills to comunicate with the men and to help men bond and make relasionships with other families

my theory is that God made men with better spaitial skills so that he could compete in the physical world to be a bread winner,that would translate into good chess,while women were made with better verbal skills to comunicate with the men and to help men bond and make relasionships with other families

Has anyone tried to redo this statistical analysis, with 10 years of more data, partially fixing the right tail problem?
I would be curious.

I'll throw one more complication into the mix... the effect of pregnancy and being a mother. There was a study done a while ago of salary differences between men and women in the West. The study found that there is one, but if you ignore the very top executive level AND you correct the seniority for time taken off for maternity leave, you find that the difference mostly disappears... That is the salary difference between men and women in the same job is mostly due to time taken off for maternity leave.
While i don't know that there is a difference in women and men's development of chess skills over time, i think it would be good to correct for the asymmetric burden of child care.

God made us all to be EQUAL. sure women may be able to dispense a young human, but other than that there isn't and shouldn't be any differences now should there? no one gender was made to have a advantage over the other.

I Peter 3:7 would disagree with you. God made women to be a helpmeet suitable to men. Men DO have advantages over women. They have greater physical strength and a mind more suited to war. Chess is a game of simulated war. I've also thought that things possibly changed some because of Eve's actions in the garden. Women have those things to which they are better suited as well, but they are not the same things as those things to which men are better suited. Ask yourself which you'd rather have looking after your children-a man or a woman? We understand that caring for children is-in general-something women are much more capable at than men. My wife is a perfect example of that. I call her "teacherlady" because 1)She did teach for 27 years before retiring and 2)She is so good at caring for children and they love her so much that it is like she puts out a vibe that kids just receive. An example that I saw quite a few times: we would go into a store or other public place, and a kid who was facing completely the other way would turn around, look at my wife, and smile or even wave as though the kid FELT my wife's presence. When it comes to caring for and teaching little ones(she was an elementary ed teacher), she is unmatched. When it comes to keeping things organized, she is better than me. Men are better at some things, women at others. "There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female: for ye are all one in Christ Jesus ." This doesn't mean we have the same strengths and proper roles-even among male Christians there are different strengths and roles(think of the verse about the hand not saying to the foot that it isn't needed just because it isn't a hand). My role in the church is not to be an elder. I don't currently meet the qualifications, though I am a male. Though men and women are both made in God 's image and to be honored, there are different roles and different strengths.