Error detection in proofreading

C. Plug

doi:10.4102/satnt.v5i2.978

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Error detection in proofreading

C. Plug

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C. Plug,, South Africa

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Two methods that can be used to estimate the total number of typographic errors in a text from the numbers of errors detected by two independent proofreaders are discussed. One of these methods is new and can be applied when two proofreaders read the same copy.

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