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The speed gap in the study was about 1 word per minute

Fact · Typing and writing speed

1.1words per minute

In the study, the average speed of untrained typists was about 1.1 words per minute higher than that of touch typists.

Checked against its source on October 16, 2026

What it measures: Calculated from the two average entry rates in the same study, rounded to one decimal place.
How it is calculated: 58.93 - 57.8 = 1.13, rounded to 1.1

Calculated from

In the transcription task, touch typists entered text at an average of 57.8 words per minute.
In the same task, typists who had not learned touch typing entered text at an average of 58.93 words per minute.

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