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. 2018 May 16;9(2):326–335. doi: 10.1055/s-0038-1649509

Table 4. Error Summary Table.

Experiment 1 Experiment 2 Experiment 1 vs. Experiment 2 (Mann–Whitney)
p -Values
KBM SR KBM SR KBM SR
Total errors observed 245 390 Total errors observed 112 201 0.6595
Non-typographical 32 138 Non-typographical 26 137 Non-typographical
Simple 9 75 Simple 3 84 Simple 0.814 0.897
Complex 23 63 Complex 23 53 Complex 0.921 0.226
Potential patient harm 32 138 Potential patient harm 26 137 Potential patient harm
Major 13 50 Major 9 43 Major
Simple 2 29 Simple 1 35 Simple 0.842 0.229
Complex 11 21 Complex 8 8 Complex 0.428 0.310
Moderate 3 21 Moderate 6 8 Moderate
Simple 0 13 Simple 1 7 Simple N/A 0.664
Complex 3 8 Complex 5 1 Complex 0.828 0.152
Minor 16 67 Minor 11 86 Minor
Simple 7 33 Simple 1 42 Simple 0.677 0.916
Complex 9 34 Complex 10 44 Complex 1.000 0.245
Error type 32 158 Error type 26 139 Error type
Integration/System 2 92 Integration/System 1 98 Integration/System
Simple 0 56 Simple 0 53 Simple N/A 0.530
Complex 2 36 Complex 1 45 Complex 0.842 0.224
Use errors 22 44 Use errors 24 36 Use errors
Simple 5 18 Simple 3 28 Simple 0.828 0.162
Complex 17 26 Complex 21 8 Complex 0.538 0.009
Comprehension 8 22 Comprehension 1 5 Comprehension
Simple 4 5 Simple 0 5 Simple 0.039 (Chi-Square) 1.000
Complex 4 17 Complex 1 0 Complex 0.538 0.000 (C-S)
Use error type 30 46 Use error type 25 41 Use error type
Omission 8 20 Omission 3 21 Omission
Simple 2 14 Simple 1 21 Simple 1.000 0.190
Complex 6 6 Complex 2 0 Complex 0.414 0.010 (C-S)
Commission 22 26 Commission 22 20 Commission
Simple 7 5 Simple 2 12 Simple 0.668 0.224
Complex 15 21 Complex 20 8 Complex 0.344 0.023
Typographical 213 252 Typographical 86 64 Typographical
Simple 142 133 Simple 57 40 Simple 0.000 0.000
Complex 71 119 Complex 29 24 Complex 0.000 0.000

Abbreviations: KBM, keyboard and mouse; SR, speech recognition.