Learning rate analysis of alternative keyboards

Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society

Volumn 2, Issue , 2007, Pages 874-878

  Anderson, Allison M ^a   Mirka, Gary A ^a   Joines, Sharon M B ^a  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ERROR PERCENTAGES; KEYBOARD DESIGNS; LEARNING RATES;

EDUCATION; ERGONOMICS; HUMAN ENGINEERING; LEARNING ALGORITHMS;

TYPEWRITER KEYBOARDS;

EID: 58149457577     PISSN: 10711813     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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