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Few other key spacing studies are available, and the international standards that specify the spacing between keys on a keyboard have been mainly guided by design convention.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Method:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Experienced female typists ( n = 26) with small fingers (middle finger length \u2264 7.71 cm or finger breadth of \u2264 1.93 cm) and male typists ( n = 26) with large fingers (middle finger length \u2265 8.37 cm or finger breadth of \u2265 2.24 cm) typed on five keyboards that differed primarily in vertical key spacing (17 \u00d7 18, 17 \u00d7 17, 17 \u00d7 16, 17 \u00d7 15.5, and 18 \u00d7 16 mm) while typing speed, error, fatigue, preference, forearm muscle activity, and wrist posture were recorded.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Productivity and usability ratings were significantly worse for the keyboard with 15.5 mm vertical spacing compared to the other keyboards for both groups. There were few significant differences on usability ratings between the other keyboards. Reducing vertical key spacing, from 18 to 17 to 16 mm, had no significant effect on productivity or usability.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The findings support the design of keyboards with vertical key spacings of 16, 17, or 18 mm.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Applications:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>These findings may influence keyboard design and standards.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1177\/0018720813502524","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2013,8,22]],"date-time":"2013-08-22T00:33:29Z","timestamp":1377131609000},"page":"752-759","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1177\/sage-journals-update-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":10,"title":["The Effect of Keyboard Key Spacing on Typing Speed, Error, Usability, and Biomechanics, Part 2"],"prefix":"10.1177","volume":"56","author":[{"given":"Anna","family":"Pereira","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"University of California, Berkeley, USA"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Chih-Ming","family":"Hsieh","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"University of California, Berkeley, USA"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Charles","family":"Laroche","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"University of California, Berkeley, USA"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"David","family":"Rempel","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"University of California, Berkeley, USA"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"179","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2013,8,21]]},"reference":[{"key":"bibr1-0018720813502524","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1007\/s002210050430"},{"key":"bibr2-0018720813502524","volume-title":"Hand anthropometry of U.S. Army personnel","author":"Greiner T.","year":"1991"},{"key":"bibr3-0018720813502524","volume-title":"Human factors engineering of computer workstations","author":"Human Factors and Ergonomics Society","year":"2007"},{"key":"bibr4-0018720813502524","volume-title":"Ergonomics of human\u2013system interaction: Part 410. 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