Dvorak versus Qwerty
Home row efficiency analysis
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For this test, the home row is only the eight keys your fingers usually rest on - "aoeu htns" for Dvorak and "asdf jkl;" for Qwerty.
Dvorak Results:
45%, or 850 out of 1908 characters are in the home row (only counting eight keys your hands rest on).
Ignoring spaces, 22%, or 417 out of 1908 home row characters occur in sequence and can be typed without fingers moving from their home positions.
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Qwerty Results:
20%, or 378 out of 1908 characters are in the home row (only counting eight keys your hands rest on).
Ignoring spaces, 4%, or 80 out of 1908 home row characters occur in sequence and can be typed without fingers moving from their home positions.
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