Table 2 Cross-tabulation of the size, slant, rounded letters, i-dot, t-bar, and humped letters with admitted and exemplars
From: Genuine handwriting variations in 10 years: a pilot study
Variables | Categories | Admitted | Exemplars | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 | 3 | ||||
Size | Small | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 18 |
Medium | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 70 | |
Large | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | |
Slant | Towards right | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 51 |
Towards left | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | |
Vertical | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 44 | |
Rounded letters | Narrow oval | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 24 |
Rounded | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 43 | |
Oval | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 16 | |
Irregular | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 17 | |
I-dot | Circular | 5 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 38 |
Pointed | 14 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 38 | |
Extended dot | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 22 | |
Irregular | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
T-bar | Centre | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 47 |
High | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 20 | |
Low | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | |
Pre-placed | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | |
Post-placed | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 14 | |
Humped letters | Pointed | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 50 |
Round | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 16 | |
Oval | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 28 | |
Square topped | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | |