Table 2: Statistical Values of Acoustic Parameters for the Vowel /a/ (N = 39).

Parameter (Units)

Mean ± SD

Minimum

Maximum

Fo (Hz)

156.353 ± 49.725

73.546

303.177

Jitter (%)

1.803 ± 1.642

0.3

7.442

Shimmer (%)

4.280 ± 3.726

1.276

18.234

HNR (dB)

0.136 ± 0.073

0.043

0.442

Abbreviations: HNR: harmonics to noise ratio, SD: standard deviation.