Matt is helping his younger sister learn about vowels and consonants. She wants to know how many vowels are in most words, so she and Matt count the number of vowels in each word on a page of a book that she is reading. Of the 18 words on the page, all contain between 1 and 3 vowels. The mean number of vowels is 1.5, and the mean absolute deviation is about 0.6 vowels.For words on this page, which is a measure of how much the number of vowels typically varies?Choices:(A)0.6 vowels(B)1 vowel(C)1.5 vowels(D)3 vowels
Q. Matt is helping his younger sister learn about vowels and consonants. She wants to know how many vowels are in most words, so she and Matt count the number of vowels in each word on a page of a book that she is reading. Of the 18 words on the page, all contain between 1 and 3 vowels. The mean number of vowels is 1.5, and the mean absolute deviation is about 0.6 vowels.For words on this page, which is a measure of how much the number of vowels typically varies?Choices:(A)0.6 vowels(B)1 vowel(C)1.5 vowels(D)3 vowels
Understand the question: Understand the question.The problem asks for the typical variation in the number of vowels per word, which is described by the mean absolute deviation.
Identify the relevant data: Identify the relevant data. The mean absolute deviation given is 0.6 vowels.
Match the data to the choices: Match the data to the choices.The mean absolute deviation, which measures the typical variation, is 0.6 vowels. This matches choice (A).
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