Readability scores

# Automated readability index (original)
4.71

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21.43

{\textstyle \text{Automated readability index (original)}=4.71~\frac{characters}{words}+0.5~\frac{words}{sentences}-21.43}

# Automated readability index (new)
5.84

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0.37

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26.01

{\textstyle \text{Automated readability index (new)}=5.84~\frac{characters}{words}+0.37~\frac{words}{sentences}-26.01}

# Automated readability index (simplified)
6

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0.4

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27.4

{\textstyle \text{Automated readability index (simplified)}=6~\frac{characters}{words}+0.4~\frac{words}{sentences}-27.4}

# FORCAST (old)
20.43
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0.11

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1-syllable words per 150 words
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{\textstyle \text{FORCAST (old)}=20.43-0.11~\left ( \text{1-syllable words per 150 words} \right )}

# FORCAST (simplified)
20
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0.10

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1-syllable words per 150 words
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{\textstyle \text{FORCAST (simplified)}=20-0.10~\left ( \text{1-syllable words per 150 words} \right )}

# FORCAST (new)
32.53
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0.24

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1-syllable words per 150 words
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{\textstyle \text{FORCAST (new)}=32.53-0.24~\left ( \text{1-syllable words per 150 words} \right )}

# Fresch Reading Ease (original)
206.835
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1.015

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84.6

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{\textstyle \text{Fresch Reading Ease (original)}=206.835-1.015~\frac{words}{sentences}-84.6~\frac{syllables}{word}}

# Fresch Reading Ease (new)
1.599

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1-syllable words per 100 words
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1.015

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31.517

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{\textstyle \text{Fresch Reading Ease (new)}=1.599~\left ( \text{1-syllable words per 100 words} \right )-1.015~\frac{words}{sentences}-31.517~\frac{syllables}{word}}

# Fresch Grade Level
0.39

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11.8

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15.59

{\textstyle \text{Fresch Grade Level}=0.39~\frac{words}{sentences}+11.8~\frac{syllables}{word}-15.59}

# Fresch Grade Level (simplified)
0.4

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12

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16

{\textstyle \text{Fresch Grade Level (simplified)}=0.4~\frac{words}{sentences}+12~\frac{syllables}{word}-16}

# Gunning fog
0.4

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percentage of words with more than 2 syllables

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{\textstyle \text{Gunning fog}=0.4~\left ( \frac{words}{sentences}+\text{percentage of words with more than 2 syllables} \right )}

### Pearl of Great Price (1913 edition)

In the table, for each formula, the scores that are underlines are easiest, and the scores that in italics are hardest.

There are 16 sections in *Pearl of Great Price*, and 7 readability formulas.

The easiest section was Moses 5, which was easiest in 4 formulas.

The hardest section was Abraham 2, which was hardest in 4 formulas.

### Updated Pearl of Great Price (US spelling)

Updated 29 June 2022.

The easiest sections were Moses 1 and 4, which were easiest in 3 formulas each.
The hardest section was Abraham 1, which was hardest in 5 formulas.

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 https://stars.library.ucf.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1055&context=istlibrary
2. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Readability#The\_Flesch\_formulas