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Karat et al. found in one study of average computer users in 1999 that the average rate for transcription was 32.5 words per minute, and 19.0 words per minute for composition. [2] In the same study, when the group was divided into "fast", "moderate", and "slow" groups, the average speeds were 40 wpm, 35 wpm, and 23 wpm, respectively.
Word count is commonly used by translators to determine the price of a translation job. Word counts may also be used to calculate measures of readability and to measure typing and reading speeds (usually in words per minute). When converting character counts to words, a measure of 5 or 6 characters to a word is generally used for English. [1]
In one study of average computer users, the average rate for transcription was 33 words per minute, and 19 words per minute for composition. [8] In the same study, when the group was divided into "fast", "moderate" and "slow" groups, the average speeds were 40 wpm, 35 wpm, and 23 wpm respectively.
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> 15,000 words 1 in 1,000: Almost certainly should be divided or trimmed. > 9,000 words 1 in 200: Probably should be divided or trimmed, though the scope of a topic can sometimes justify the added reading material. > 8,000 words 1 in 150: May need to be divided or trimmed; likelihood goes up with size. < 6,000 words ~70% of all articles
Also, a 1000 words by a highly technical, sesquipedalian author is a lot longer than 1000 words by a snappy, informal author. --Taejo|대조 23:44, 13 May 2007 (UTC) I would put it in. The five-letter word is a standard for counting the words on a page by hand in the office before the advent of word processors.
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A steno machine, stenotype machine, shorthand machine, stenograph or steno writer is a specialized chorded keyboard or typewriter used by stenographers for shorthand use. In order to pass the United States Registered Professional Reporter test, a trained court reporter or closed captioner must write speeds of approximately 180, 200, and 225 words per minute (wpm) at very high accuracy in the ...