Table II.
Individual and mean grade-levels and readability ease for the top 25 orthopedic institutions.
| Institution ranking | Flesch-Kincaid Reading Ease Score∗ | Gunning Fog | Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level | The Coleman-Liau Index | SMOG Index | Automated Readability Index | Linsear Write Formula |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 44.3 | 14.9 | 12.1 | 12.0 | 11.0 | 12.6 | 13.7 |
| 2 | 48.1 | 13.0 | 12.2 | 11.0 | 9.1 | 12.6 | 13.7 |
| 3 | 54.6 | 10.7 | 8.8 | 11.0 | 8.0 | 8.2 | 7.2 |
| 4 | 58.7 | 12.6 | 9.8 | 9.0 | 9.2 | 10.0 | 12.1 |
| 5 | 56.2 | 11.1 | 9.2 | 10.0 | 8.4 | 8.3 | 8.6 |
| 64.6 | 10.6 | 8.6 | 9.0 | 7.6 | 9.0 | 9.4 | |
| 7 | 44.6 | 12.1 | 11.0 | 13.0 | 9.8 | 11.2 | 10.8 |
| 8 | 68.5 | 10.2 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 7.2 | 7.8 | 9.1 |
| 9 | 43.3 | 13.0 | 11.0 | 12.0 | 9.8 | 10.2 | 9.5 |
| 10 | 69.1 | 8.4 | 6.7 | 8.0 | 6.1 | 5.3 | 6.3 |
| 11 | 63.7 | 11.5 | 8.9 | 9.0 | 8.5 | 9.0 | 11.3 |
| 12 | 68.5 | 9.4 | 7.2 | 8.0 | 6.9 | 6.5 | 7.4 |
| 13 | 52.7 | 13.3 | 10.8 | 11.0 | 9.7 | 11.0 | 12.5 |
| 14 | 53.6 | 10.7 | 8.6 | 12.0 | 8.0 | 8.4 | 6.6 |
| 15 | 44.2 | 13.7 | 11.7 | 12.0 | 10.5 | 12.0 | 12.6 |
| 16 | 40.5 | 12.6 | 11.0 | 13.0 | 9.5 | 10.1 | 8.4 |
| 17 | 39.5 | 16.1 | 14.3 | 12.0 | 11.6 | 15.6 | 17.2 |
| 18 | 41.8 | 15.1 | 12.4 | 12.0 | 11.4 | 12.3 | 13.8 |
| 19 | 41.1 | 15.3 | 13.3 | 12.0 | 11.7 | 14.1 | 15.8 |
| 20 | 48.1 | 13.0 | 12.2 | 11.0 | 9.1 | 12.6 | 13.7 |
| 21 | 39.1 | 16.0 | 13.5 | 12.0 | 11.6 | 14.2 | 15.6 |
| 35.8 | 16.8 | 15.7 | 12.0 | 11.4 | 17.3 | 18.9 | |
| 23 | 62.9 | 11.2 | 9.1 | 9.0 | 8.2 | 9.2 | 11.2 |
| 24 | 64.6 | 10.5 | 8.6 | 9.0 | 7.6 | 9.0 | 9.4 |
| 42.2 | 15.5 | 13.1 | 12.0 | 11.0 | 13.9 | 15.1 | |
| Average (SD) | 51.6 (10.8) | 12.7 (2.3) | 10.7 (2.3) | 10.8 (1.6) | 9.3 (1.7) | 10.8 (2.9) | 11.6 (3.4) |
SD, standard deviation; SMOG, Simple Measure of Gobbledygook.
∗
Flesch Reading Ease Score is out of 100. All remaining scores are grade-levels.