Speed typing contest

In a speed typing contest contestants compete to attain the highest accurate typing speeds.^{[1][2][3][4][5]} These contests have been common in North America since the 1930s and were used to test the relative efficiency of typing with the Dvorak and QWERTY keyboard layouts.^[6][7]

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3. ^ "Contests - Winner of speed typing contest with prize typewriter". New York Public Library Digital Gallery. Retrieved January 9, 2012.
4. ^ Lovejoy-Voss, Kim (March 28, 2008). "Typing contest teaches keyboard skills — needed even in the computer age". Catholic.org (News). Archived from the original on August 1, 2012. Retrieved January 9, 2012.
5. ^ McCracken, Harry (April 5, 2010). "iPad vs. Laptop vs. Netbook vs. iPhone: Typing Test". PC World. Retrieved January 9, 2012.
6. ^ Readings in Applied Microeconomics: The Power of the Market, Craig Newmark, p. 219 - 220
7. ^ Rosenbaum, David A. (2009). Human Motor Control (2nd ed.). Academic Press. p. 305. ISBN 978-0123742261.

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