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3. Two series of 36 syllables each.

I		II		III		IV		V		VI
115		52		23		18		9		8
124		59		33		21		12		10
137		55		26		17		12		8
109		48		21		16		10		10
87		39		21		15		13		8
105		40		22		17		12		10
110		41		21		16		10		11
m112		48		24		17		11		9
P.E.m4		2		1	.1	0	.5	0	.4	0	.3

4. Six stanzas of Byron's “Don Juan” (Canto X).

I		II		III		IV
53		29		18		11
56		29		16		10
53		30		15		10
49		25		14		9
53		27		16		10
53		34		21		9
50		28		17		10
m52		29		17		10
P.E.m0	.6	0	.7	0	.6	0	.2

In order to bring out more clearly the separate relations which exist between the resulting averages, it is necessary to reduce the total figures to the same unit—i.e., to divide them in each case by the number of series constituting a single trial. If this is done and the repetition necessary for the recital is deducted, the following table results, fractions being given to the nearest half or quarter.

Number of syllables in one series	Number of repetitions which, on the average, were necessary for the bare learning of the series on successive days
	I		II		III		IV		V		VI
12	16	.5	11	.	7	.5	5	.	3.		2	.5
24	44	.	22	.5	12	.5	7	.5	4	.5	3	.5
36	55	.	23	.	11	.	7	.5	4	.5	3	.5
1 stanza D. J.	7	.75	3	.75	1	.75	0	.5	(0)	.	(0)	.

From several points of view these numbers require further consideration.