Statistical Investigation
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Statistical Investigation: Newspaper Comparison For my statistical investigation coursework project, I have chosen to compare "The Sun" (tabloid) and "Financial Times" (broadsheet). I will analyse both of those newspapers for context and style and make comparisons between them. I will consider amounts of space devoted to different items such as, images, articles and headlines. Most importantly I will be analysing the readability in terms of word lengths. Finally I will conclude my investigation by commenting on the data collected and how my results relate to my initial hypothesis. Tabloid: The Sun Broadsheet: Financial Times More images More text Large headline Detailed A3 A2 (usually) Less complex language More complex language Lower reading age Higher reading age Less content More important news Shorter words Longer words Hypothesises 1. The pages of the tabloid will be covered with a larger area of images than the broadsheet. I will prove this by measuring the total area of the images on...


