The Preferred Layout for Numeral Data-Entry Keysets
- 1 March 1968
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Ergonomics
- Vol. 11 (2) , 165-173
- https://doi.org/10.1080/00140136808930953
Abstract
Lt is virtually certain that shortly two varieties of a numeral data-entry device will both be in common use. One is the standard, widely used add-listing machine which has 7, 8, 9 on the top row of a 3 × 3+ 1 matrix of keys; the other is the pushbutton telephone with 1, 2, 3 on the top row. An experiment, using housewives as subjects, was carried out to compare speed and accuracy of numeral data-entry using these two keysets: a third group alternated from one to the other. A highly significant advantage was found for the telephone layout. It was more accurate than the add-listing layout without being slower, and it was more accurate when used alone than when alternated with the add-listing layout.Keywords
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