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Which choice best describes data from the table that support the researchers' claim? Approximate Rates of Speech and Information Conveyed for Five Languages LanguageRate of speech (syllables per second)Rate of information conveyed (bits per second)Serbian7.239.1Spanish7.742.0Vietnamese5.342.5Thai4.733.8Hungarian5.934.6 A group of researchers working in Europe, Asia, and Oceania conducted a study to determine how quickly different Eurasian languages are typically spoken (in syllables per second) and how much information they can effectively convey (in bits per second). They found that, although languages vary widely in the speed at which they are spok en, the amount of information languages can effectively convey tends to vary much less. Thus, they claim that two languages with v ery different spoken rates can nonetheless convey the same amount of information in a given amount of time.
- 1Serbian an d Spanish are spoken at approximately the same rate, but Serbian conveys information faster than Spanish does.
- 2Among the five languages in the table, the language that is spoken the fastest is also the language that conveys information the fastest.
- 3Vietnamese conveys information at approximately the same rate as S panish despite being spoken at a slower rate.✓
- 4Among the five languages in the table, Thai and Hungarian have the lowest rates of speech and the lowest rates of information conveyed.
Correct answer
Vietnamese conveys information at approximately the same rate as S panish despite being spoken at a slower rate.
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