-**ASL** = Average Sentence Length = (number of words) / (number of sentences)
-**ASW** = Average Syllables per Word = (number of syllables) / (number of words)
📊 **Interpretation**:
- 90–100: Very easy
- 60–70: Standard
- 30–50: Difficult
- < 30: Very difficult
---
#### 2. 🟨 **LIX Index**
Used widely in French and other European languages. Measures sentence length and lexical complexity.
$\text{LIX} = \frac{\text{number of words}}{\text{number of sentences}} + \frac{100 \times \text{number of long words (≥7 chars)}}{\text{number of words}}$
📊 **Interpretation**:
- $<$ 30: Easy
- 30–40: Medium
- $>$ 50: Difficult
---
#### 3. 🟥 **Kandel–Moles Index**
A linear formula proposed for French readability:
$\text{Kandel–Moles} = 0.1935 \times \text{number of words} + 0.1672 \times \text{number of syllables} - 1.779$
📊 **Interpretation**:
- Higher values indicate more complex texts.
---
These formulas help estimate how easily a French reader can understand a given passage. The metrics can be used to analyze textbooks, articles, instructional materials, etc.
MSTTR-100 measures lexical diversity by dividing the text into consecutive segments of 100 tokens and computing the type-token ratio (TTR) for each segment. The final MSTTR-100 is the average TTR across all segments.
"BZIP TXT" refers to the compression ratio achieved by compressing the text using the BZIP2 algorithm. It serves as a proxy for the text's redundancy and complexity.
Word entropy quantifies the unpredictability or information content of words in a text. It's calculated using Shannon's entropy formula over the distribution of word frequencies.