Comparing Newspapers
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GCSE Maths Coursework Year 10 By : Charles Motraghi 10 ALT / 10 C1 Introduction I hypothesize that a broadsheet newspaper will have a higher reading age than a tabloid newspaper. I predict this because readers of broadsheet newspapers are expected to be better educated, and therefore, the reading age will be higher. Looking at the content of a typical tabloid article suggests that the material requires a lower reading age (Killed by fear of the dentist, is an example). I will go about proving, or disproving my hypothesis, by using two of the formulae for calculating reading age provided with my coursework paper. Since I cannot tell which of the formulae is the most accurate, I will first use the formulae on books of which I know the reading age. If they seem reasonable, i.e. within a predetermined range of what the publishers suggest the reading age to be, I will continue to use...


