In article ,
Chris Hogg wrote:
On Sun, 17 Feb 2013 23:43:10 -0000, Janet wrote:

In article ,
says...

The average reading age of 7 comes from an NHS induction course for
new staff.

Refuted here

http://bel-epa.com/notes/Ginger/PPIG...eading-age.xml

It's all elementary statistics - note the quote from Sir Claus Moser,
who knows how to express statistics accurately and comprehensibly.

The BEL-EPA 'Home Page' makes interesting reading:

The Bureau of Earth Liaison was established under the Developing
Planetary Systems Initiative (DPSI) in order to promote and maintain
interaction between the peoples of Earth and the wider community.

Q: Is there any evidence of intelligence on Earth?

A: No, I'm only visiting.

The thing that is horrific is that the official scales stop at
a level that is below that many of the postings on this group
and, even then, only 44% of the adult population achieve it.
On that scale, to be able to read anything that contains real
information about politics, economics, or pretty well anything
else needs a level 7 or more. Which is why the UK population is
so ignorant, and so vulnerable to manipulation by the Murdochs,
Daily Wail and other demagogues.


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.