Re:How Fast Do People Type? (2007)
by Juerd on Sunday July 29, 2018 @08:50PM
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The same question is answered by my own "study", a typing speed website that has been collecting data since 2008. It uses only simple words to avoid becoming a reading test (or worse, a typing torture test).
Halfway down the page at https://typing-speed-test.aoeu.eu/ there's a histogram of the statistics, built out of 46 million completed tests.
Because of the immense sample size, I've tried to keep the test compatible over time. Based on referrer logs I think the user base is incredibly diverse, although I have no specific statistical data on the participants.
Unfortunately, the database (small SQLite file available on request) is aggregated and I don't have any data on the development of the statistics over time.
Halfway down the page at https://typing-speed-test.aoeu.eu/ there's a histogram of the statistics, built out of 46 million completed tests.
Because of the immense sample size, I've tried to keep the test compatible over time. Based on referrer logs I think the user base is incredibly diverse, although I have no specific statistical data on the participants.
Unfortunately, the database (small SQLite file available on request) is aggregated and I don't have any data on the development of the statistics over time.