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I have always found it fascinating how the English language is built up and whether aspects within writing have an effect other parts text. Using Bivariate data analysis, I hope to use statistics to highlight the connections in English writing.
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Introduction I have always found it fascinating how the English language is built up and whether aspects within writing have an effect other parts text. Using Bivariate data analysis, I hope to use statistics to highlight the connections in English writing. In this investigation I will be analysing any correlation between the average lengths of words and sentences within articles from newspaper articles written by reporters working in The Independent newspaper. It is an intriguing theory that I would really like to prove or disprove: do longer sentences mean that people use longer words; if so, is there a strong correlation? If there is a negative correlation, does it indicate that the writer has to use a large number of small words to get the same point across, as fewer longer words? Data Collection The collection of the data needed for this investigation took place utilising The Independent newspaper website. The first three...
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