Question 5.64

34. Look at the histogram of lengths of words in Shakespeare’s plays shown in Figure 5.29 (page 224). The heights of the bars tell us what percentage of words have each length. (Analysis of such tendencies helps determine authorship of newly discovered manuscripts.)

  1. The median length is the length with half of all words shorter and half longer. What is the median length of the words Shakespeare used?
  2. Give the five-number summary for Shakespeare’s word lengths.