Words per minute, or WPM, refers to the number of words processed in one minute while typing, writing, or reading. Average typing speed can also be used to determine efficiency on a 10-key number pad or the alphabet, but it is most commonly used regarding alphanumeric keys. A word in ...
The average accuracy for a typist is around 92%, meaning they make8 mistakesfor every 100 words typed. The desired accuracy for professional typing positions is around 97% or higher. But sometimes mistakes occur not because of your typing, but because of incorrect key operation. To check their...
“Today a client asked me to add an “average of averages” figure to some of his performance reports. I freely admit that a nervous and audible groan escaped my lips as I felt myself at risk of tumbling helplessly into the fifth dimension of “Simpson’s Paradox”– that is, the some...
Because I’m careful enough to surround myself with the best running buddies around (but not careful enough not to splatter myself on the ground every time I run, apparently), they all took turns to piggy-back me out of the forest (so, really, they all got their workout that day) a...