Which of the Following Most Accurately Describes One of Linguist

question 56

Multiple Choice

Which of the following most accurately describes one of linguist George Kingsley Zipf's findings in the 1930s?

• A) People prefer English titles on products ten-to-one over other titles.
• B) The word "the" occurs about twice as often as the word "of" in the English language.
• C) People prefer short words rather than long words in advertising.
• D) The word "sex" should be left out of marketing promotions.

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Definitions:

Median

The middle value in a data set, which effectively divides the dataset into two halves, with one half having values above the median and the other half below.

Mean

The arithmetic average of a set of numbers, calculated by adding them together and dividing by the number of values.

Standard Deviation

A measure of the amount of variation or dispersion in a set of values, indicating how much the values deviate from the mean.

Range

The difference between the highest and lowest values in a set of numbers, indicating the spread or dispersion of the dataset.