Michael Has Just Written a Short Research Paper That Describes

question 4

Multiple Choice

Michael has just written a short research paper that describes the events surrounding the first transatlantic telegraph cable.As he rereads his paper before giving it to his teacher, he doesn't notice that he's misspelled Atlantic as "Altantic" on one occasion, even though he knows perfectly well how the word should be spelled.Michael's proofreading error can best be explained by considering the role of in the construction of meaning.

• A)a script
• B)ambiguity
• C)expectations
• D)assessment

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Definitions:

Mean

The arithmetic average of a set of numbers, calculated by dividing the sum of the values by the number of values.

Variance

A measure of how much values in a dataset differ from the mean, indicating the distribution's spread.

Standard Deviation

The measure of the dispersion of a set of values relative to its mean, indicating how spread out the values are.

Standard Normal Curve

A bell-shaped curve that is symmetric about the mean, representing the distribution of a standard normal variable with a mean of zero and a variance of one.