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J Am Med Inform Assoc 15:386-389 doi:10.1197/jamia.M2381
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Reducing Errors from the Electronic Transcription of Data Collected on Paper Forms: A Research Data Case Study

Table 1

Error Rates for Existing Forms and Single Entry: First and Second Study

First Study Second Study
Comparison Existing Forms* Single Entry* Existing Forms* Single Entry*
Overall 270 36 839 16
Circle choice 1,551 0 5,393 0
Box choice 146 44 357 0
Evaluating populated field as blank 211 8 679 4
Reading data incorrectly 59 28 160 12

  • ↵* Errors per 10,000 fields.

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