shiue@h-sc1.UUCP (steve shiue) (10/31/85)
THE RESULTS ARE IN!! A quasiscientific analysis of the writing styles of Ken Arndt and Don Black using the style program has revealed that these two individuals are probably the same (p<.05 - data not shown - mail requests for data to /dev/null). If Arndt/Black can prove that he are indeed distinct sentient beings, and can appear in Cambridge together simultaneously, I will be quite pleased to treat him both to lunch at Elsie's. The inquisitive reader can see the results of this incredibly *rigorous* analysis documented below - this data, with an accompanying review and discussion will be published in the current issue of The American Journal of Pathological Psychology. 1c1 < arndt --- > black 3c3 < (Kincaid) 7.3 (auto) 6.4 (Coleman-Liau) 7.1 (Flesch) 7.8 (71.7) --- > (Kincaid) 8.4 (auto) 7.3 (Coleman-Liau) 8.6 (Flesch) 8.8 (62.1) 5,10c5,10 < no. sent 166 no. wds 2676 < av sent leng 16.1 av word leng 4.20 < no. questions 25 no. imperatives 1 < no. nonfunc wds 1430 53.4% av leng 5.28 < short sent (<11) 36% (60) long sent (>26) 14% (23) < longest sent 115 wds at sent 10; shortest sent 2 wds at sent 37 --- > no. sent 45 no. wds 683 > av sent leng 15.2 av word leng 4.48 > no. questions 4 no. imperatives 0 > no. nonfunc wds 387 56.7% av leng 5.69 > short sent (<10) 29% (13) long sent (>25) 13% (6) > longest sent 35 wds at sent 45; shortest sent 4 wds at sent 1 12,13c12,13 < simple 54% (90) complex 30% (50) < compound 7% (12) compound-complex 8% (14) --- > simple 56% (25) complex 33% (15) > compound 7% (3) compound-complex 4% (2) 16,17c16,17 < tobe 30% (104) aux 14% (47) inf 13% (43) < passives as % of non-inf verbs 6% (17) --- > tobe 36% (27) aux 20% (15) inf 13% (10) > passives as % of non-inf verbs 8% (5) 19,21c19,21 < prep 10.3% (275) conj 3.9% (104) adv 6.6% (176) < noun 24.0% (641) adj 12.7% (341) pron 10.5% (282) < nominalizations 1 % (26) --- > prep 12.0% (82) conj 2.3% (16) adv 4.0% (27) > noun 27.5% (188) adj 17.0% (116) pron 7.2% (49) > nominalizations 2 % (13) 23,26c23,26 < subject opener: noun (45) pron (34) pos (6) adj (17) art (8) tot 66% < prep 3% (5) adv 12% (20) < verb 1% (2) sub_conj 4% (6) conj 11% (19) < expletives 1% (2) --- > subject opener: noun (10) pron (6) pos (3) adj (8) art (2) tot 64% > prep 7% (3) adv 13% (6) > verb 2% (1) sub_conj 11% (5) conj 2% (1) > expletives 0% (0) -Steve Shiue Driver's licences will be required of Arndt/Black for the lunch - just present one copy of this posting each to the guy behind the counter at Elsie's for a roast beef sandwich. "No... no... NO!!! It's TOO gruesome! ...But I'll do it!" -Bugs Bunny "Survival of the fittest - and besides, it's fun!!" -Daffy Duck