Table 2.
Evaluation of translation of English into Japanese, and Korean into Japanese
| English into Japanese | Korean into Japanese | t | P | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Intelligibility Mean (SD) |
n* = 169 |
n* = 174 |
8.046 |
<0.001 |
| 2.46 (0.99) |
3.38 (1.14) |
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| Usability Mean (SD) |
n** = 27 |
n** = 27 |
3.189 | 0.002 |
| 2.59 (1.19) | 3.59 (1.12) |
n* the total number of unit sections for translation evaluation, according to structured abstracts, e.g., “Title” “Aim” “Background” “Method” “Results” “Discussion” and
“Conclusions”.
n** the total number of whole abstracts evaluated for usability of the translation.