Handout: Access to
Quantitative Analysis Tools

To run a text through these tools, you will need to “scrub” the text in order to rid it of any non-ASCII characters. Use the following directions as a guide:

1. Copy and paste original text into a Word document.
2. Eliminate any extraneous information other than the passage, title, and author. Delete any tables, graphs, or other illustrations.
3. Make the text a uniform font, size, and paragraph scheme (single spacing, no spaces after paragraphs, etc.)
4. Save file as .txt file.
5. Close Word and open newly saved .txt file using TextEdit or Notepad.
6. Proofread text for typos.
7. Eliminate any non-ASCII characters ("curly" quotation marks, em dashes, question marks that took the place of apostrophes, etc.). Use find and replace to streamline this process.
8. Re-save newly scrubbed file.
9. Certain tools only allow you to run texts that are 1,000 words or less. Cut down your word count as necessary.

Find updated grade bands and associated ranges for quantitative analysis tools at the achievethecore.org website.