Take a Look at the Following Speech Sample

question 20

Essay

Take a look at the following speech sample. Calculate the PCC for this child and determine, based on the speech sample alone, if the child has a mild, moderate, or severe speech sound disorder.
Targeted paragraph: My name is Kate. I like squirrels. Yesterday I saw a squirrel in my backyard. It ran up a tree. My doggie chased it.
Child's production: /me8 n3m id t3t. e8 we8t twez. l2t1d3 e8 te e twe 8n me8 bqtyed. 8t wqn 4 4 ti. me8 ded8 t3s 8t./

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Definitions:

Statistic

Numeric characteristic of a sample.

Region

An area or division, especially part of a country or the world having definable characteristics but not always fixed boundaries.

T-statistic

In statistical testing, it represents the calculated difference between sample means relative to the variability observed in the samples, serving as basis for hypothesis testing.

Negative Value

A numerical value less than zero, indicating a deficit or decrease when compared to a baseline of zero.