Relative Efficiencies of the Standard and Dvorak Simplified Keyboards.

Ober, Scot

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Publication Date: 1993

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Relative Efficiencies of the Standard and Dvorak Simplified Keyboards.

Ober, Scot

Delta Pi Epsilon Journal, v35 n1 p1-13 Win 1993

Finger-movement distances for alphabetic keys of standard and Dvorak keyboards were calculated for every digraph in the business vocabulary. Dvorak required 37% less distance and had more right-hand, home-row, same-row, and alternate hand reaches. (SK)

Descriptors: Business Communication, Business Education, Efficiency, Keyboarding (Data Entry), Word Frequency

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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