The graph below shows the number of weeks of maternity leave that mothers are entitled to in different countries. Write a report for a university lecturer describing the information shown below.
Given is the chart providing statistical information about the proportion of weeks offered for maternity leave in various countries. It is apparent that except Spain all the countries of Europe differ with higher rates and the biggest number belongs to Sweden.
According to the chart, it is clear-cut that Sweden ranks the first with 98 weeks and is almost twice as much as its close follower Norway which accounts for 52 weeks. Italy, which indicates 48 weeks, is slightly higher than Finland and the UK which are 45 weeks and 40 weeks accordingly.
Referring to the graph, we can also pinpoint...
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Attribute Value Ideal
Score: 8.0 out of 9
Category: Excellent Excellent
No. of Grammatical Errors: 0 2
No. of Spelling Errors: 0 2
No. of Sentences: 7 10
No. of Words: 183 200
No. of Characters: 872 1000
No. of Different Words: 108 100
Fourth Root of Number of Words: 3.678 4.0
Average Word Length: 4.765 4.6
Word Length SD: 2.604 2.4
No. of Words greater than 5 chars: 53 60
No. of Words greater than 6 chars: 39 50
No. of Words greater than 7 chars: 29 40
No. of Words greater than 8 chars: 22 20
Use of Passive Voice (%): 0 0
Avg. Sentence Length: 26.143 21.0
Sentence Length SD: 7.717 7.5
Use of Discourse Markers (%): 0.429 0.12
Sentence-Text Coherence: 0.486 0.35
Sentence-Para Coherence: 0.794 0.50
Sentence-Sentence Coherence: 0.213 0.07
Number of Paragraphs: 4 4