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Readability Analysis — Readability Formula Scoring

Readability analysis measures how well a text suits its intended audience by applying established readability formulas such as Flesch-Kincaid and Gunning Fog. The modern formula family was derived by Kincaid and colleagues in 1975, and it turns prose into a single score or target reading-grade level that signals how easy the text is to read.

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Sources

  1. Kincaid, J.P., Fishburne, R.P., Rogers, R.L. & Chissom, B.S. (1975). Derivation of New Readability Formulas for Navy Enlisted Personnel. Naval Technical Training Command. link
  2. DuBay, W.H. (2004). The Principles of Readability. Impact Information. link

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