Maths coursework on word length

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                       Contents

  1. Introduction
  2. Hypotheses
  3. Method
  4. Statistical Analysis of 4 hypotheses
  5. Limitations of 4 methods used
  6. Evaluation of 4 hypotheses
  7. Conclusion

                 Introduction

  • Compare a broadsheet and tabloid newspaper
  • Investigate word length, sentence length, readability and article area in both papers.
  • Randomly select a story in the broadsheet (put the broadsheet page numbers in a ‘hat’ then randomly pick out, use the same story in the tabloid) This reduces bias.
  • Bought papers on the same day so that articles should be the same in terms of context and content.
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                Hypotheses

My hypotheses:

  1. I expect to find that the broadsheet has longer words.
  2. I expect to find that the broadsheet has longer sentences.
  3. I expect to find that the broadsheet will have an older average reading age.
  4. I expect the broadsheet to devote more of its page area to an article.

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