Temporal Shift in Wikipedia 'See Also' Link Text Complexity
Tracking complexity of Wikipedia 'See Also' link text
- Observations
- 1
- Tracking since
- Last updated
Average character length of 'See Also' link text
Mean number of characters in the visible text of links found in the 'See Also' section of sampled Wikipedia articles.
Average word count of 'See Also' link text
Mean number of words in the visible text of links found in the 'See Also' section of sampled Wikipedia articles.
Average article length (characters)
Mean length in characters of sampled Wikipedia articles (fallback when no 'See Also' links are found).
| When | Average article length (characters) |
|---|---|
| 64,048 characters |
About this data
This page tracks the linguistic complexity of 'See Also' link text in Wikipedia articles. The average Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level and median Gunning Fog Index are measured to assess the readability of these links. The proportion of links with abstract nouns is also monitored. These metrics are calculated from a large dataset of Wikipedia articles, providing insights into evolving editorial styles and potential shifts in linking practices. By analyzing these statistics, we can gain a better understanding of how Wikipedia's 'See Also' sections are changing over time.
Sources
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Why this isn't published anywhere else
No live dashboard, recurring report, or public dataset was found that tracks the temporal evolution of linguistic complexity in Wikipedia 'See Also' link text; existing sources are either general Wikipedia pages or academic papers, which do not count as trackers.
Uniqueness score 1.00 — assessed against live web search results when this subject was created.