Back-hand shows the largest average deviation from the median, indicating the least stable speed, while medium slant shows the least deviation in the one-minute test¶

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q2 i? By average deviations, back-hand is the least dependable in both tests; medium slant has the least deviation in the one-minute test. → Graves 1911

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Graves 1911¶

Graves, S. Monroe. (1911). A Study in Handwriting. The Journal of Educational Psychology. https://www.jstor.org/journal/jeduapsych

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Average deviation from the median words written, computed separately for the one-minute and five-minute tests; back-hand deviated 5.107 in one minute and 20.7200 in five minutes, the largest of the five styles.

"1. Back-hand, by the average deviations, is shown to be the least dependable, the least stable in both tests. 2. Medium slant has the least deviation in the one-minute test and is second in the five-minute test."

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