Thursday, April 28, 2005
How readable are we?
This readability test has been making its way through the blogosphere. It measures the content of your website and determines how readable it is. Here are the results for the Political Spectrum:
Summary Value
Total sentences 705
Total words 10,160
Average words per Sentence 14.41
Words with 1 Syllable 6,665
Words with 2 Syllables 2,035
Words with 3 Syllables 1,005
Words with 4 or more Syllables 455
Percentage of word with three or more syllables 14.37%
Average Syllables per Word 1.53
Gunning Fog Index 11.51
Flesch Reading Ease 62.56
Flesch-Kincaid Grade 8.11
The Gunning Fog Index determines the grade-level one must achieve in order to understand the content, the Flesch-Kincaid is the same measure but using a different methodology. The Reading Ease score is based on a 1-100 scale, with 100 being the easiest.
Hat tip to Geek Soap Box and Ace of Spades.
Summary Value
Total sentences 705
Total words 10,160
Average words per Sentence 14.41
Words with 1 Syllable 6,665
Words with 2 Syllables 2,035
Words with 3 Syllables 1,005
Words with 4 or more Syllables 455
Percentage of word with three or more syllables 14.37%
Average Syllables per Word 1.53
Gunning Fog Index 11.51
Flesch Reading Ease 62.56
Flesch-Kincaid Grade 8.11
The Gunning Fog Index determines the grade-level one must achieve in order to understand the content, the Flesch-Kincaid is the same measure but using a different methodology. The Reading Ease score is based on a 1-100 scale, with 100 being the easiest.
Hat tip to Geek Soap Box and Ace of Spades.
# posted by Paul Zummo : 8:29 AM
