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6.3times the interview duration
In a study of more than 200 measurements, students needed on average 6.3 times the interview duration to transcribe an interview manually.
Checked against its source on October 17, 2026
In the source's own words
“For manual transcription, the students needed on average 6.3 times the interview duration”
Automatic Transcription of English and German Qualitative Interviews, Susanne Wollin-Giering et al., Forum: Qualitative Social Research, 25(1), Art. 8, 2024, Section 5.3, Time spent.
Open the original- What it measures
- The measurements come from a study that F4x, a company selling automatic transcription, ran on its own service. The study separates students from experienced transcriptionists.
- What it does not show
- A vendor's own measurement, reported by an independent team. It is not a peer-reviewed time study, so use it as one data point.