A Crown of Swords/Statistical analysis

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A Crown of Swords contains 41 chapters and a prologue and consists of 31 unique POVs and 67 individual POVs. It has a total word count of 287,720 words.

The Chapter by Chapter Breakdown sections lists the POVs in order by chapter. The percentage expressed here takes the total number of words in that section and divides it by the total word count. If a character has multiple POVs in the same chapter, they are listed again and not totaled up in one line.

The Unique POV Breakdown sections list all of the people (including Quotes and Narrator) who had POVs in the book. They are listed in the order of their appearance. The second column counts how many POVs they had. The third column divides the number of POVs the person had by the number of total POVs in the book. The fourth column lists the total word count for each POV. The fifth column divides the word count of the POV by the total word count. For example, in The Eye of the World, Rand al'Thor has 44 POVs. This is 74.586% of the total number of POVs (59) in the book. The next percentage indicates that 79.569% of the words in book are from Rand's point of view.

Chapter by Chapter Breakdown

Chapter	Character	Word Count	Percentage
Prologue: Lightnings	Quote	103	0.0358%
	Elaida do Avriny a'Roihan	6,480	2.2522%
	Sevanna	5,304	1.8435%
	Alviarin Freidhen	2,329	0.8095%
	Pedron Niall	2,313	0.8039%
	Eamon Valda	1,079	0.3750%
	Gawyn Trakand	1,959	0.6809%
Ch1: High Chasaline	Perrin Aybara	5,983	2.0795%
Ch2: The Butcher's Yard	Perrin Aybara	9,708	3.3741%
Ch3: Hill of the Golden Dawn	Perrin Aybara	6,409	2.2275%
Ch4: Into Cairhien	Perrin Aybara	5,032	1.7489%
Ch5: A Broken Crown	Perrin Aybara	5,034	1.7496%
Ch6: Old Fear, and New Fear	Perrin Aybara	4,401	1.5296%
Ch7: Pitfalls and Tripwires	Rand al'Thor	7,930	2.7562%
Ch8: The Figurehead	Egwene al'Vere	4,886	1.6982%
Ch9: A Pair of Silverpike	Egwene al'Vere	8,177	2.8420%
Ch10: Unseen Eyes	Egwene al'Vere	8,530	2.9647%
Ch11: An Oath	Egwene al'Vere	7,968	2.7694%
Ch12: A Morning of Victory	Egwene al'Vere	13,402	4.6580%
Ch13: The Bowl of the Winds	Aviendha	7,648	2.6581%
Ch14: White Plumes	Matrim Cauthon	6,557	2.2790%
Ch15: Insects	Jaichim Carridin	3,379	1.1744%
Ch16: A Touch on the Cheek	Matrim Cauthon	5,637	1.9592%
Ch17: The Triumph of Logic	Matrim Cauthon	3,809	1.3239%
	Joline Maza	1,527	0.5307%
	Falion Bhoda	1,479	0.5140%
	Noal Charin	314	0.1091%
Ch18: As the Plow Breaks the Earth	Rand al'Thor	6,010	2.0888%
Ch19: Diamonds and Stars	Merana Ambrey	3,992	1.3875%
	Min Farshaw	1,535	0.5335%
	Cadsuane Melaidhrin	425	0.1477%
Ch20: Patterns Within Patterns	Sevanna	3,482	1.2102%
	Moridin	1,115	0.3875%
Ch21: Swovan Night	Matrim Cauthon	2,290	0.7959%
	Nynaeve al'Meara	3,288	1.1428%
Ch22: Small Sacrifices	Elayne Trakand	6,259	2.1754%
Ch23: Next Door to a Weaver	Nynaeve al'Meara	7,280	2.5302%
Ch24: The Kin	Reanne Corly	1,242	0.4317%
	Nynaeve al'Meara	2,245	0.7803%
Ch25: Mindtrap	Moghedien	3,717	1.2919%
Ch26: The Irrevocable Words	Morgase Trakand	8,489	2.9504%
Ch27: To Be Alone	Perrin Aybara	3,712	1.2901%
Ch28: Bread and Cheese	Matrim Cauthon	6,692	2.3259%
Ch29: The Festival of Birds	Matrim Cauthon	4,706	1.6356%
	Reanne Corly	274	0.0952%
Ch30: The First Cup	Elayne Trakand	3,212	1.1164%
	Moghedien	1,195	0.4153%
Ch31: Mashiara	Nynaeve al'Meara	4,645	1.6144%
	Elayne Trakand	2,722	0.9461%
Ch32: Sealed to the Flame	Elaida do Avriny a'Roihan	3,207	1.1146%
	Alviarin Freidhen	217	0.0754%
	Seaine Herimon	3,228	1.1219%
Ch33: A Bath	Rand al'Thor	4,831	1.6791%
Ch34: Ta'veren	Rand al'Thor	5,652	1.9644%
Ch35: Into the Woods	Min Farshaw	6,579	2.2866%
Ch36: Blades	Min Farshaw	8,114	2.8201%
Ch37: A Note from the Palace	Matrim Cauthon	3,791	1.3176%
Ch38: Six Stories	Matrim Cauthon	9,085	3.1576%
Ch39: Promises to Keep	Matrim Cauthon	8,554	2.9730%
Ch40: Spears	Galina Casban	2,690	0.9349%
	Sevanna	1,772	0.6159%
	Maeric	1,127	0.3917%
	Graendal	551	0.1915%
	Shaidar Haran	230	0.0799%
Ch41: A Crown of Swords	Rand al'Thor	11,891	4.1329%
	Narrator	231	0.0803%
	Quote	65	0.0226%

Unique POV Breakdown

Character	# of POVs	% of Total POVs (67)	Total Word Count (287,719)	% of Word Count
Quote	2	2.9851%	168	0.0584%
Elaida do Avriny a'Roihan	2	2.9851%	9,687	3.3668%
Sevanna	3	4.4776%	10,558	3.6696%
Alviarin Freidhen	2	2.9851%	2,546	0.8849%
Pedron Niall	1	1.4925%	2,313	0.8039%
Eamon Valda	1	1.4925%	1,079	0.3750%
Gawyn Trakand	1	1.4925%	1,959	0.6809%
Perrin Aybara	7	10.4478%	40,279	13.9994%
Rand al'Thor	5	7.4627%	36,314	12.6213%
Egwene al'Vere	5	7.4627%	42,963	14.9323%
Aviendha	1	1.4925%	7,648	2.6581%
Matrim Cauthon	9	13.4328%	51,121	17.7677%
Jaichim Carridin	1	1.4925%	3,379	1.1744%
Joline Maza	1	1.4925%	1,527	0.5307%
Falion Bhoda	1	1.4925%	1,479	0.5140%
Noal Charin	1	1.4925%	314	0.1091%
Merana Ambrey	1	1.4925%	3,992	1.3875%
Min Farshaw	3	4.4776%	16,228	5.6402%
Cadsuane Melaidhrin	1	1.4925%	425	0.1477%
Moridin	1	1.4925%	1,115	0.3875%
Nynaeve al'Meara	4	5.9701%	17,458	6.0677%
Elayne Trakand	3	4.4776%	12,193	4.2378%
Reanne Corly	2	2.9851%	1,516	0.5269%
Moghedien	2	2.9851%	4,912	1.7072%
Morgase Trakand	1	1.4925%	8,489	2.9504%
Seaine Herimon	1	1.4925%	3,228	1.1219%
Galina Casban	1	1.4925%	2,690	0.9349%
Maeric	1	1.4925%	1,127	0.3917%
Graendal	1	1.4925%	551	0.1915%
Shaidar Haran	1	1.4925%	230	0.0799%
Narrator	1	1.4925%	231	0.0803%