Transcription error
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Input : Joseph Miscat Input : 23 Auguat Input : Jishua |
A transcription error is a specific type of data entry error that is commonly made by human operators or by
Transposition error
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"Transposition error" may be confused with "transcription error", but they do not mean the same thing. As the name suggests, transposition errors occur when characters have “transposed”—that is, they have switched places. This often occurs in the course of transcription; thus a transposition error is a special case of a transcription error. Transposition errors are almost always human in origin. The most common way for characters to be transposed is when a user is touch typing at a speed that makes them input a later character before an earlier one; or simply fails to keep the correct order in their internal memory while transcribing the text.
Solving transcription and transposition errors
Transcription and transposition errors are found everywhere, even in professional articles in newspapers or books. They can be missed by editors quite easily, just as they can be created quite easily. The most obvious cure for the errors is for the user to watch the screen when they type, and to proofread. If the entry is occurring in data capture forms, databases or subscription forms, the designer of the forms should use
Transcription and transposition errors may also occur in
Mathematical transposition errors are easily identifiable. Add up the numbers that make up the difference and the resultant number will always be evenly divisible by nine. For example, (72-27)/9 = 5.
Auditing transcription errors in medical research databases
Double data entry is considered to be the goldstandard approach, although even when ruled important, it is described emotionally as "laborious".[2] However, as double-entry needs to be carried out by two separate data entry officers, the expenses associated with double data entry are substantial. Moreover, in some institutions this may not be possible. Therefore, M. Khushi et al. suggests another semi-automatic technique called 'eAuditor'. [3] Using an audit protocol tool, it was identified that human entry errors range from 0.01% when entering donors' clinical follow-up details, to 0.53% when entering pathological details, highlighting the importance of an audit protocol tool in a medical research database.[citation needed]
Transcription errors in DNA replication
In biology, transcription errors may occur in the process of DNA replication, resulting in genetic mutations.[4]
See also
- Typographical error
- sic
- Yaminjeongeum, South Korean practice of intentionally misreading words for amusement.
References
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Khushi M, Carpenter JE, Balleine RL, Clarke CL (March 2012). "Development of a data entry auditing protocol and quality assurance for a tissue bank database". Cell and Tissue Banking. 13 (1): 9–13. S2CID 1350020.
- S2CID 236290547.