Table 2.
Descriptive statistics: selected attributes (N = 67)
| Source | Commercial (n = 22) | Government (n = 14) | Professional (n = 22) | Other (n = 9) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feature | ||||
| Structure and format | ||||
| Word count | ||||
| • Min-Max | 193–1759 | 81–660 | 280–3856 | 193–1105 |
| • Mean (SD) | 852 (371) | 272.5 (186.4) | 2061.4 (949.6) | 621 (329) |
| • Median | 765 | 178 | 1738 | 666 |
| Font size | ||||
| • Min-Max | 7–12 | 10–14 | 7–12 | 9–12 |
| • Mean (SD) | 9.7 (1.1) | 11.4 (0.9) | 10.8 (0.9) | 10.2 (1.3) |
| • Median | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
| Pictures | ||||
| • Min-Max | 2–17 | 1–13 | 1–9 | 0–5 |
| • Mean (SD) | 7.4 (4.0) | 6.1 (4.1) | 3.2 (2.2) | 2.3 (1.8) |
| • Median | 6.5 | 6 | 2 | 3 |
| Readability | ||||
| Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level | ||||
| • Min-Max | 3.1–12.6 | 4.3–11.1 | 6.9–10.9 | 5.1–9.8 |
| • Mean (SD) | 8.3 (2.1) | 5.6 (1.8) | 8.9 (0.9) | 7.6 (1.5) |
| • Median | 8.2 | 5 | 9.1 | 7.8 |
| SMOG | ||||
| • Min-Max | 6–13 | 6–13 | 9–12 | 8–11 |
| • Mean (SD) | 10.3 (1.7) | 7.9 (1.8) | 10.6 (0.8) | 9.6 (1.1) |
| • Median | 10.5 | 7.5 | 11 | 9 |
| Flesch Reading Ease | ||||
| • Min-Max | 43.5–98.1 | 46.3–85.7 | 50.5–68.8 | 56.7–74.7 |
| • Mean (SD) | 59.8 (12.2) | 74.2 (9.9) | 58.4 (5.6) | 65.1 (6.1) |
| • Median | 58.65 | 75.8 | 56.3 | 65.3 |
| Professional jargon words | ||||
| • Range | 0–13 | 0–3 | 4–18 | 0–4 |
| • Mean (SD) | 4.3 (4.0) | 0.9 (0.9) | 9.8 (4.2) | 1.6 (1.5) |
| • Median | 3 | 1 | 9 | 1 |