Tables
- Table 1
A description of some of the most commonly used readability measures with their determining variables and outputs [6–8]
Readability measure Determining variables Output Flesch reading ease/age Sentence length
Length of words (in syllables)A score out of 100 (where lower scores indicate more difficult text) and/or reading age Flesch–Kincaid grade level Sentence length
Length of words (in syllables)US educational grade, or the number of years of education generally required to understand the text Gunning fog index Average sentence length
Prevalence of words that are more than two syllablesUS educational grade, or the number of years of education generally required to understand the text
Vol 16 Issue 2
Table of Contents
Getting the word out: how to talk to the public about your research
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- Article
- Abstract
- Benefits of communicating effectively to nonspecialist audiences
- What is nonspecialist communication?
- Barriers to writing accessibly
- How to write for the general public
- Writing to engage a nonspecialist audience
- Writing conscientiously for a general or patient audience
- Conclusion
- Footnotes
- References
- Figures & Data
- Info & Metrics