Table 2 Cover letter and personal statements’ readability index scores matched with readability formulas and their average
Readability index scores | Flesch Kincaid grade level category | Automated readability index category | Coleman Liau category | Gunning fog index category | SMOG index category | Average grade level n = 206 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cover letter readability index scores | ||||||
Less than 7 (Simple) | 80 (38.8%) | 82 (39.8%) | 50 (24.3%) | 35 (17%) | 32 (15.5%) | 50 (24.3%) |
7 to 12 (Target) | 97 (47.1%) | 78 (37.9%) | 114 (55.3%) | 77 (37.4%) | 111 (53.9%) | 102 (49.5%) |
More 12 (complicated) | 29 (14.1%) | 46 (22.3%) | 42 (20.4%) | 94 (45.6%) | 63 (30.6%) | 54 (26.2%) |
Personal statement readability index scores | ||||||
Less than 7 (Simple) | 9 (2%) | 4 (0.9%) | 2 (0.4%) | 2 (0.4%) | 3 (0.7) | 4 (0.9%) |
7 to 12 (Target) | 126 (27.6%) | 95 (20.8%) | 111 (24.4%) | 39 (8.6%) | 65 (14.3%) | 77 (16.9%) |
More 12 (complicated) | 321 (70.4%) | 357 (78.3%) | 343 (75.2) | 415 (91.0%) | 388 (85.0%) | 375 (82.2%) |