Table 2.

Descriptive statistics for the eye fixation measures

			Word Type
			Novel		Real
Measure	Word Length	2nd Constituent Frequency	M	SD	M	SD
First-fixation duration	Long	High	233	82	237	77
		Low	247	79	235	74
	Short	High	219	105	220	96
		Low	221	128	210	96
Gaze Duration	Long	High	772	367	607	322
		Low	883	456	698	397
	Short	High	455	284	396	182
		Low	610	414	438	217
Selective regression-path duration	Long	High	836	352	550	310
		Low	991	438	752	379
	Short	High	507	298	426	187
		Low	651	407	473	219
Total fixation time	Long	High	1090	519	836	411
		Low	1238	538	903	542
	Short	High	763	424	567	304
		Low	958	548	604	321
Probability of look-backs	Long	High	0.53	0.50	0.48	0.50
		Low	0.51	0.50	0.39	0.49
	Short	High	0.58	0.49	0.43	0.50
		Low	0.58	0.49	0.42	0.49