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By Science News
This article skipped one of the most significant methods for analyzing text for authorship. On March 11, 1887, Thomas Corwin Mendenhall reported in Science a straightforward method of plotting word length versus frequency. The beauty of this method is that it doesn’t depend upon the exercise of judgment on the part of the investigator.
Donald Bickler
Temple City, Calif.
Mark Sowa
Downers Grove, Ill.
Carole Chaski
Georgetown, Del.
Virgil H. Soule
Frederick, Md.
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Mercer Island, Wash.
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San Diego, Calif.