
Why, then, does every Flesch-Kincaid calculator I use return different numbers... sometimes drastically different.
Microsoft Word: Flesch Reading Ease - 51.9, Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level - 8.8
Joe's Web Tools: Flesch Reading Ease - 59.6, Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level - 7.8
Standards-schmandards Readability Index Calculator: Flesch Reading Ease - 37, Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level - 11 (I find this highly unlikely)