Chinese+Handwriting+8.1

1. What is the main idea of the paper? (you can get much information on this from the abstract and introduction) The main idea of this article is to show that Chinese handwriting is very distinct or peculiar to each person of a fairly large group.
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2. What experiment, if any, was performed? In the experiment, 61 common characters that were written by 372 different people were carefully looked at. The sequence and style in which the radicals were written by the subjects were compaired to the sequence in which they were intended to be written in.

3. Was the experiment (or, if one was not performed, the data presented) GS or BS? That is, was there a large sample size, a cause-and-effect relationship, etc. This experiment was an example of good science. Although the variable of stroke count exists, every subject wrote the same characters as one another; the larger the number of strokes in a character only helped support that more complicated characters are written to be more reserved to the writer. The sample size was a fairly large to generate accurate statistics for a small community; In an actual case, if a criminal's handwriting was examined, the general area in which the text was found can be used to narrow down the search.

4. What did the authors determine about forensic graphology? In conclusion, the chances of two people writing a certain character in the same style and sequence is extremely rare. Like English hand writing, there are many attributes to ones handwriting such as pressure, connection points and line movement that can all be inspected. But unlike English letters, Chinese characters are more complex and are written with diligence. Stroke sequence is only one characteristic that is examined, it can still be used as significant evidence.

5. Name at least five interesting facts from the paper that you think the rest of the class might appreciate.


 * 1) Chinese characters, especially ones with larger stroke counts, have a vast amount of ways that it can be written.
 * 2) Individual writers develop a personal sequence of writing that deviates from the standard rules of Chinese writing. Few people strictly abide by these rules.
 * 3) There was 99% of right handed people and only 1% of left handed people.
 * 4) If they went to a university, they had better handwriting than that of a person with primary education.
 * 5) 56% wrote often and the other 44% wrote a little to none.