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METHODOLOGY
ME T HODOL O G Y
One hundred adults between the ages of 18-24 participated in the study.

Subjects were told that samples were required of normal handwriting

and they were unaware of the purpose of the study. The subjects were

given three pens for this study: an ink pen, a ball point pen and a gel

pen. To measure the pressure, carbon paper was provided. Writing pad,
three distinctive pens and A4 sheets were used as writing instruments.

To quantify the pressure, the indent writing must be visible on the next

sheet. For all the four speeds, comparable arrangements were produced

in collection. The subjects are instructed to pay close attention to the

provided audio clip and compose the sentence while listening to the

recorded audio because this can be used to determine handwriting
speed. The speeds that are taken into account are slow speed, normal

speed(which they usually write), speed and high speed. The ball point

pen was solely used for the purpose of measuring pressure. The ink

pen, ballpoint pen and gel pen were used to determine the legibility.

Each pen was given three different sentences and also each of the given

sentences had the words mixed or jumbled for each speed, so that the
person does not foresee or think of the next word.

The individuals were given A4 sheets with carbon paper sandwiched

between them in order to gather samples containing pressure. The sen-

tence given for each speed to check the pressure was fixed.

Similarly, the sentences given to check the legibility of ink pen and gel

pen also were fixed.

FINDINGS
FINDIN G S
The results of pressure applied by 100 subjects while writing using a

ball point at different speed is depicted in the graph provided below in

the figure 1.1; figure 1.2; figure 1.3 and 1.4

Figure 1.1: slow speed S1

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