Question

Newspaper articles typically have 140 words per paragraph. 15 Journalism student articles are examined and found to have a mean of 74 words per paragraph, with standard deviation 35 words. Do they write articles that have the same paragraph length as newspaper articles?

Answer 1

Answer:

No, they do not write articles that have the same paragraph length as newspaper articles.

Explanation:

Newspaper articles have 140 words per paragraph. With a standard deviation of 35 words, they have between 105 and 175 words. Meanwhile, journalism students’ articles have 75 words on average. With the same standard deviation, they have between 40 and 110 words, which is 65 words shorter than newspaper articles.