Comparing the Length of Words in Different Newspapers Using Various Statistical Methods
Introduction
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There are many different newspapers, which can be divided into two
types, broadsheet and tabloid papers. The tabloid papers are easier to
read with more photos and suit people who want shorter, quicker news.
The broadsheets are thought to be more intellectual and descriptive.
Aim
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To find out if there is any difference between the length of words
used in tabloids or broadsheets.
Prediction
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I think a broadsheet paper will have more letters per word on average
than a tabloid paper.
Objectives
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1. To collect data on the number of letters per word in my two chosen
papers, The Sun and The Times.
2. To present my data in a meaningful way.
3. To interpret and analyse my results with diagrams.
4. To draw conclusions and say whether my prediction is correct.
Method
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I need to insure that my data in unbiased. To make it random I picked
the first hundred words on every other page of the newspapers. I
counted the letters in each of those words. This should give a good
overall view of the length of the words in that section. Similar
sections from each newspaper were counted to keep it fair. I did not
count numbers written in figures as words. I counted hyphenated words
as two words. I used papers printed on the same days so similar topics
would have been covered. I decided to use every other page starting at
page two. My random samples were the first article on those pages and
I counted the number of letters in the first hundred words. I did not
count the bold headings. To reduce the fact that any difference
between the words in each paper could be just chance on one day, I
repeated all this process on another day.
Results
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Tally Charts
The Sun 28/01/03 Page 2
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