[Cryptography] paragraph with expected frequencies
Dave Horsfall
dave at horsfall.org
Wed Dec 20 19:35:09 EST 2017
On Wed, 20 Dec 2017, Robin Wood wrote:
> I'm working on a bit of crypto with my young daughter and we are about
> to look at frequency analysis. Are there any short UK English paragraphs
> where the frequency of letters is about what you would expect based on
> frequency charts? i.e. E then T, A and O.
Well done with the kid!
I'd suggest a newspaper, and with no scientific justification whatsoever
use a broadsheet (such as "The Times" etc) rather than a tabloid (they
cater to their audience and so tend to use short words and simple
grammar).
As I said, no scientific basis at all, just a gut feeling.
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