def col_num_equal(header, second_line):
    """
    Check if the two strings of the same number of lines
    :param header: the header of one of the simulation results files in the directory.
    This contains the names of the parameters and summary statistics.
    :param second_line: 2nd line of results file containing the parameter values and summary statistics
    :return: True or False
    """
    cols_header = len(header.split('\t'))
    cols_second_line = len(second_line.split('\t'))

    if cols_header == cols_second_line:
        return True
    else:
        return False