For the extension task, I will be looking at the word lengths from the same articles as in the main investigation.To begin with I will collect the information from each newspaper, however this time I will not extract 38 sentences but 38 words.

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For the extension task, I will be looking at the word lengths from the same articles as in the main investigation.

To begin with I will collect the information from each newspaper, however this time I will not extract 38 sentences but 38 words.

I cannot construct a Stem and Leaf Diagram due to the data values being so small.

As in the main investigation I will take the sample from the first 38 words.

Tabloid

Raw data:

8, 3, 6, 6, 5, 3, 6, 5, 1, 3, 3, 8, 4, 4, 3, 8, 5, 3, 3, 8, 7, 3, 2, 5, 2, 2, 5, 4, 3, 6, 2, 5, 4, 3, 3, 2, 3, 10.

As all the data is under 15 words, I have decided to draw a Frequency Table in place of the Stem and Leaf Diagram.

Total of Data: 166 Letters

Mean: 166 / 38 = 4.3 Letters

Median: 4 Letters

Mode: 3 Letters

Range: 10 – 1 = 9

Mini-conclusion

The modal word length is low in relation to the raw data, but it is quite close to the median and mean values. The high range shows that the Tabloid is inconstant.

I will now do the same for the Broadsheet.

Broadsheet

Raw data:

9, 4, 10, 4, 7, 5, 4, 10, 7, 9, 3, 1, 3, 6, 8, 10, 10, 5, 10, 9, 7, 8, 6, 5, 7, 4, 8, 7, 6, 5, 5, 3, 7, 5, 9, 11, 6, 3.

Again, I will draw a Frequency Table.

Total: 246 Letters

Mean: 246 / 38 = 6.5 Letters

Mode: 5 and 7 Letters

Median: 6 Letters

Range: 11 – 1 = 10 Letters

Mini-conclusion

The modal word length is about right in relation to the Mean and median word lengths. The high range shows that The Broadsheet is not as consistent with the word length as it was in the Previous investigation.

When compared to the Tabloid, the mean is high as is the Mode, Median and ever so slightly the Range.

Bar Chart and Frequency Polygon.

I will now construct a bar Chart and Frequency Polygon, with the data ungrouped, as the scale isn’t as big as it was before.

Tabloid.

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Bar Chart and Frequency Polygon Illustrating Frequencies from the Tabloid.

Broadsheet

Bar Chart and Frequency Polygon illustrating the frequencies for the Broadsheet

I will now construct another Frequency Polygon for Comparison.

Tabloid

Broadsheet

Comparative Polygon containing each set of Data.

Mini-conclusion.

This shows that both sets of ...

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