Comparison of performance on manual and electric typewriters

Abstract

"The possibility of developing conversion tables which would enable prediction of performance on an electric typewriter from performance on a manual typewriter was investigated. The sample consisted of 575 experienced electric typewriter operators from 7 states. They were tested initially on an electric typewriter and then retested on a manual typewriter. The tests used were equivalent forms of the United States Employment Service Typing Test. The results showed that there was a substantial relationship (r = .76) between words-per-minute scores on manual and electric typewriters but only a moderate relationship (r = .62) between error scores on the 2 typewriters." From Psyc Abstracts 36:04:4LF68D. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2025 APA, all rights reserved)