Languages Like Russian or Spanish Are Considered Easier to Read

question 40

Multiple Choice

Languages like Russian or Spanish are considered easier to read than English because

• A) Russian and Spanish have a one-to-one correspondence between letters of the alphabet and speech sounds.
• B) Russian and Spanish have fewer irregular grammatical structures.
• C) Russian and Spanish alphabets have fewer letters than the English alphabet does.
• D) Russian and Spanish words are shorter, on the average.

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Definitions:

Median

A statistical measure representing the middle value in a sorted list of numbers, effectively dividing the data set into two halves.

Mode

A measure of central tendency that is the score that occurs more often than any other.

Norm Group

A representative sample used as a benchmark for interpreting the scores of an individual on psychological tests or assessments.

Measures Of Variability

Indicators of how much scores vary in a distribution. Three types of measures of variability are the range, quartile range, and the standard deviation.