The Sex Difference in Voice Pitch Dwarfs Every Other Known Effect
Terminal understanding 4, stated in this sub-domain because it is a fact about the instrument. The seed paper separates male from female pitch by roughly 5 SD (PAPER_FACTS), which is enormous next to anything genetic it found. Establishing the scale here, before any genetics is taught, means the student meets the small numbers of sub-domains C and D already holding a ruler, rather than being told afterwards that a result was small.
Questions this Concept answers
- Why is it useful to learn the size of the sex difference in pitch before meeting any genetic result about pitch?
Average Speaking Frequencies: F0 Norms by Age, Sex, and Hormonal Status
This reference entry sets out normative average speaking fundamental frequency (F0) by age, sex, and hormonal status, with means and standard deviations rather than bare averages. Adult men average 1…