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Investigate which newspaper out of the Sun, Daily Express, and Times offers the easiest read.
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GCSE STATISTICS COURSEWORK NEWSPAPER ANALYSIS BY BEN INGRAM Aim I plan to investigate which newspaper out of the; Sun Daily Express Times offer the easiest read. I will measure readability by looking at the length of word whilst working on the basis that the longer the word, the harder it is to read. I will also compare the content and cost of each newspaper to see which appeals to the largest audience. Preliminary Tests: In order to determine whether or not further tests would be worth while I shall conduct a simple comparison of the front of the three papers. By taking the first 5 words from each story and plotting the mean on a simple bar graph, I should be able to see a significant difference in word length. Paper Word Length The Times The archbishops of Canterbury and 3 11 2 10 3 The Daily Express Millions of home owners were 8 2 4 6 4 The Sun They got the hump after 4 3 3 4 5 By working out the mean world length for each, we can determine which the harder read is. Paper Mean Word Length The Times 5.8 The...
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