CABAS – The effect of multitasking on participants’ typing performance

Indoor Outdoor Result
P Metric N Mean Median Std. Dev N Mean Median Std. Dev
1 WPM 69 36.404 35.260 12.085 30 33.774 34.048 12.009 t(97)=0.997, p=0.321
KSPS 69 3.156 3.087 0.963 30 3.004 3.048 0.963 t(97)=0.722, p=0.472
KSPC 69 1.051 1.000 0.091 30 1.077 1.000 0.125 (U = 938.0, p = 0.460)
ER 69 1.860 0.000 3.397 30 2.122 0.000 4.200 (U = 1020.0, p = 0.909)
2 WPM 463 37.467 38.716 9.517 5 35.721 33.058 7.308 (U = 943.0, p = 0.476)
KSPS 463 3.224 3.347 0.760 5 3.069 2.821 0.529 (U = 911.0, p = 0.413)
KSPC 463 1.039 1.000 0.078 5 1.036 1.000 0.050 (U = 1134.0, p = 0.938)
ER 463 2.163 0.000 3.682 5 2.554 0.000 3.693 (U = 1090.0, p = 0.822)
3 WPM 47 36.180 33.560 12.033 40 40.810 37.603 11.828 (U = 701.0, p = 0.042*)
KSPS 47 3.199 3.116 0.947 40 3.585 3.567 0.900 (U = 681.0, p = 0.027*)
KSPC 47 1.071 1.000 0.105 40 1.065 1.000 0.108 (U = 895.0, p = 0.702)
ER 47 3.799 0.000 6.674 40 3.125 0.000 4.842 (U = 934.0, p = 0.959)
5 WPM 139 39.427 36.991 15.666 48 43.609 41.322 19.701 (U = 2981.0, p = 0.272)
KSPS 139 3.375 3.221 1.266 48 3.683 3.599 1.610 (U = 3012.0, p = 0.316)
KSPC 139 1.036 1.000 0.069 48 1.021 1.000 0.049 (U = 2865.0, p = 0.145)
ER 139 2.071 0.000 4.011 48 1.134 0.000 3.064 (U = 2739.5, p = 0.065)
7 WPM 12 20.704 17.736 9.823 16 23.993 22.255 10.877 (U = 76.0, p = 0.353)
KSPS 12 1.780 1.534 0.807 16 2.117 2.057 0.901 t(26)=-1.025, p=0.315
KSPC 12 1.036 1.000 0.079 16 1.062 1.023 0.082 (U = 73.0, p = 0.286)
ER 12 0.379 0.000 1.312 16 1.015 0.000 2.271 (U = 85.5, p = 0.626)
9 WPM 1575 53.197 53.245 13.864 88 55.143 54.070 14.962 (U = 63345.0, p = 0.174)
KSPS 1575 4.684 4.708 1.026 88 4.876 4.867 1.190 (U = 61033.0, p = 0.059)
KSPC 1575 1.068 1.000 0.108 88 1.068 1.051 0.081 (U = 64122.0, p = 0.238)
ER 1575 4.137 0.000 6.647 88 4.280 0.000 6.320 (U = 68443.5, p = 0.845)
10 WPM 35 41.145 39.867 10.905 6 47.300 45.277 12.914 t(39)=-1.246, p=0.220
KSPS 35 3.701 3.807 0.794 6 4.202 3.927 0.900 t(39)=-1.401, p=0.169
KSPC 35 1.099 1.043 0.159 6 1.077 1.063 0.077 (U = 93.5, p = 0.671)
ER 35 4.407 0.000 8.528 6 6.058 4.436 6.541 (U = 73.0, p = 0.238)
12 WPM 27 40.925 41.551 9.770 4 27.812 31.353 9.460 t(29)=2.513, p=0.018*
KSPS 27 3.495 3.463 0.754 4 3.109 3.197 0.266 t(29)=1.001, p=0.325
KSPC 27 1.030 1.000 0.066 4 1.385 1.220 0.416 (U = 6.0, p = 0.005**)
ER 27 1.834 0.000 4.126 4 4.773 4.545 5.524 (U = 36.5, p = 0.302)
13 WPM 29 38.697 39.363 14.129 18 41.721 41.006 13.112 t(45)=-0.733, p=0.468
KSPS 29 3.567 3.926 1.159 18 4.091 4.045 0.953 t(45)=-1.608, p=0.115
KSPC 29 1.123 1.080 0.123 18 1.201 1.126 0.230 (U = 224.5, p = 0.424)
ER 29 3.042 0.000 4.356 18 6.866 2.381 12.338 (U = 221.5, p = 0.387)
14 WPM 371 52.306 51.311 16.908 15 48.467 39.852 25.068 (U = 2183.0, p = 0.157)
KSPS 371 4.521 4.387 1.319 15 4.123 3.477 2.050 (U = 2071.0, p = 0.093)
KSPC 371 1.050 1.000 0.101 15 1.027 1.000 0.057 (U = 2558.5, p = 0.597)
ER 371 2.876 0.000 4.788 15 1.867 0.000 2.857 (U = 2642.0, p = 0.740)
15 WPM 379 49.780 49.759 14.267 2 36.646 36.646 12.115 (U = 151.0, p = 0.142)
KSPS 379 4.362 4.411 1.107 2 3.509 3.509 1.653 (U = 257.0, p = 0.432)
KSPC 379 1.064 1.000 0.117 2 1.117 1.117 0.165 (U = 296.5, p = 0.595)
ER 379 2.802 0.000 4.742 2 2.778 2.778 3.928 (U = 341.5, p = 0.809)
16 WPM 244 42.173 42.066 10.596 65 43.073 39.779 15.682 (U = 7826.5, p = 0.872)
KSPS 244 3.714 3.704 0.793 65 3.770 3.528 1.191 (U = 7714.0, p = 0.736)
KSPC 244 1.067 1.031 0.097 65 1.072 1.000 0.128 (U = 7349.0, p = 0.364)
ER 244 4.134 2.326 6.696 65 3.919 0.000 5.963 (U = 7361.5, p = 0.374)
17 WPM 25 41.339 42.288 12.107 33 51.765 51.948 8.840 t(56)=-3.793, p=0.000**
KSPS 25 3.637 3.809 1.061 33 4.589 4.433 0.574 (U = 184.0, p = 0.000**)
KSPC 25 1.057 1.000 0.094 33 1.072 1.000 0.096 (U = 377.5, p = 0.583)
ER 25 2.680 0.000 4.778 33 2.661 0.000 5.560 (U = 407.5, p = 0.937)
19 WPM 35 53.502 55.684 12.644 102 51.365 52.340 13.485 (U = 1646.5, p = 0.494)
KSPS 35 4.500 4.723 1.018 102 4.392 4.520 1.040 (U = 1691.5, p = 0.644)
KSPC 35 1.013 1.000 0.050 102 1.035 1.000 0.087 (U = 1526.0, p = 0.201)
ER 35 2.273 0.000 5.505 102 2.355 0.000 5.919 (U = 1737.0, p = 0.813)
21 WPM 13 25.580 25.605 11.441 3 33.238 30.259 5.386 t(14)=-1.108, p=0.286
KSPS 13 2.386 2.278 1.130 3 2.794 2.594 0.430 t(14)=-0.601, p=0.557
KSPC 13 1.099 1.063 0.120 3 1.009 1.000 0.016 (U = 11.0, p = 0.253)
ER 13 1.059 0.000 1.718 3 1.852 0.000 3.208 (U = 17.0, p = 0.737)
22 WPM 62 39.072 39.909 10.860 27 42.430 37.815 18.855 (U = 830.0, p = 0.950)
KSPS 62 3.529 3.720 0.859 27 3.796 3.751 1.495 (U = 802.0, p = 0.755)
KSPC 62 1.093 1.083 0.096 27 1.090 1.050 0.107 (U = 792.0, p = 0.688)
ER 62 5.438 3.899 6.245 27 4.514 2.778 5.576 (U = 757.0, p = 0.475)
23 WPM 26 61.401 50.806 48.121 8 52.702 44.293 33.635 (U = 97.0, p = 0.776)
KSPS 26 5.436 4.308 4.125 8 4.473 3.832 2.784 (U = 99.0, p = 0.839)
KSPC 26 1.111 1.000 0.297 8 1.021 1.000 0.040 (U = 92.0, p = 0.626)
ER 26 3.653 0.000 7.022 8 0.853 0.000 1.209 (U = 83.5, p = 0.405)
25 WPM 82 46.437 46.057 10.057 42 40.136 41.702 9.334 t(122)=3.381, p=0.001**
KSPS 82 4.092 4.052 0.743 42 3.530 3.596 0.695 t(122)=4.073, p=0.000***
KSPC 82 1.065 1.031 0.091 42 1.063 1.024 0.086 (U = 1702.5, p = 0.918)
ER 82 3.442 0.000 4.946 42 3.671 0.000 5.761 (U = 1714.0, p = 0.966)
26 WPM 6 32.471 30.499 13.654 26 42.239 41.272 12.863 t(30)=-1.659, p=0.107
KSPS 6 2.947 2.957 0.977 26 3.596 3.513 0.991 t(30)=-1.449, p=0.158
KSPC 6 1.121 1.095 0.129 26 1.034 1.000 0.076 (U = 43.0, p = 0.091)
ER 6 6.811 4.163 7.653 26 1.588 0.000 3.641 (U = 40.5, p = 0.070)
28 WPM 65 30.956 27.154 15.160 8 34.136 33.696 7.253 (U = 181.0, p = 0.163)
KSPS 65 2.682 2.453 1.209 8 2.940 2.835 0.557 (U = 178.0, p = 0.148)
KSPC 65 1.056 1.019 0.091 8 1.038 1.024 0.045 (U = 259.0, p = 0.986)
ER 65 2.604 0.000 4.490 8 3.373 1.563 4.909 (U = 233.0, p = 0.634)
29 WPM 181 48.274 48.636 11.897 39 51.791 51.763 11.941 (U = 3038.0, p = 0.173)
KSPS 181 4.250 4.296 0.927 39 4.524 4.436 0.852 (U = 3070.0, p = 0.203)
KSPC 181 1.065 1.013 0.107 39 1.057 1.000 0.079 (U = 3466.5, p = 0.861)
ER 181 2.973 0.000 4.216 39 2.206 0.000 3.560 (U = 3260.5, p = 0.456)
30 WPM 51 47.159 47.191 16.323 10 43.875 47.900 12.640 t(59)=0.600, p=0.551
KSPS 51 4.074 4.097 1.253 10 3.882 3.992 0.729 t(59)=0.469, p=0.641
KSPC 51 1.060 1.000 0.138 10 1.129 1.000 0.377 (U = 232.0, p = 0.654)
ER 51 2.037 0.000 4.525 10 0.833 0.000 2.635 (U = 219.0, p = 0.483)
31 WPM 52 33.165 32.190 7.804 130 42.288 41.007 10.904 (U = 1502.0, p = 0.000***)
KSPS 52 3.174 3.020 0.742 130 3.996 3.945 0.881 t(180)=-5.937, p=0.000***
KSPC 52 1.147 1.148 0.146 130 1.142 1.125 0.147 (U = 3302.5, p = 0.809)
ER 52 6.924 5.480 7.125 130 6.669 5.364 7.668 (U = 3268.0, p = 0.727)
32 WPM 56 41.368 39.178 15.839 17 41.741 39.673 10.587 (U = 430.0, p = 0.548)
KSPS 56 3.695 3.586 1.444 17 3.844 3.843 0.743 (U = 372.0, p = 0.175)
KSPC 56 1.075 1.056 0.084 17 1.124 1.069 0.147 (U = 385.0, p = 0.235)
ER 56 3.541 1.786 5.042 17 2.113 1.351 2.742 (U = 413.0, p = 0.411)
33 WPM 87 41.869 39.907 12.629 2 44.826 44.826 19.122 t(87)=-0.325, p=0.746
KSPS 87 3.585 3.593 1.002 2 4.116 4.116 1.055 t(87)=-0.741, p=0.461
KSPC 87 1.035 1.000 0.067 2 1.140 1.140 0.198 (U = 58.5, p = 0.430)
ER 87 1.737 0.000 3.727 2 8.108 8.108 11.467 (U = 57.5, p = 0.414)
34 WPM 23 38.903 36.846 10.232 24 36.627 34.464 11.437 t(45)=0.718, p=0.476
KSPS 23 3.450 3.405 0.777 24 3.393 3.207 0.797 t(45)=0.249, p=0.805
KSPC 23 1.070 1.029 0.087 24 1.138 1.079 0.155 (U = 214.5, p = 0.191)
ER 23 3.152 0.000 4.228 24 6.389 3.391 8.952 (U = 223.5, p = 0.264)
37 WPM 45 34.688 32.220 8.748 8 32.411 32.586 6.787 t(51)=0.698, p=0.489
KSPS 45 2.960 2.856 0.686 8 2.766 2.792 0.503 t(51)=0.761, p=0.450
KSPC 45 1.028 1.000 0.057 8 1.030 1.000 0.043 (U = 164.0, p = 0.691)
ER 45 1.815 0.000 4.213 8 2.772 1.163 3.880 (U = 140.0, p = 0.320)
38 WPM 73 47.229 46.602 13.263 8 55.556 59.272 11.781 t(79)=-1.702, p=0.093
KSPS 73 4.052 3.949 1.029 8 4.687 4.939 0.913 t(79)=-1.673, p=0.098
KSPC 73 1.038 1.000 0.079 8 1.016 1.000 0.046 (U = 253.5, p = 0.542)
ER 73 2.289 0.000 5.666 8 1.351 0.000 3.822 (U = 265.0, p = 0.669)
39 WPM 194 44.825 43.843 13.964 6 45.188 40.365 14.540 (U = 574.0, p = 0.954)
KSPS 194 3.907 3.905 1.075 6 4.266 3.893 0.794 (U = 465.0, p = 0.402)
KSPC 194 1.059 1.000 0.105 6 1.156 1.090 0.178 (U = 364.0, p = 0.118)
ER 194 4.218 0.000 7.627 6 12.441 6.439 18.973 (U = 389.5, p = 0.168)
40 WPM 116 46.967 44.603 23.696 19 42.168 40.214 15.161 (U = 989.0, p = 0.475)
KSPS 116 4.162 3.838 2.015 19 3.808 3.944 1.220 (U = 1032.0, p = 0.658)
KSPC 116 1.081 1.000 0.120 19 1.092 1.094 0.095 (U = 964.0, p = 0.383)
ER 116 3.563 0.000 5.736 19 4.529 3.226 5.821 (U = 944.5, p = 0.319)
41 WPM 67 45.515 46.635 11.410 6 42.975 37.804 18.913 t(71)=0.493, p=0.624
KSPS 67 3.986 4.151 0.875 6 4.017 3.436 1.362 t(71)=-0.079, p=0.938
KSPC 67 1.060 1.000 0.091 6 1.139 1.166 0.114 (U = 123.5, p = 0.120)
ER 67 3.176 0.000 5.410 6 7.214 2.000 10.323 (U = 158.0, p = 0.388)
42 WPM 53 46.043 42.662 16.998 19 38.816 34.926 16.504 (U = 358.0, p = 0.063)
KSPS 53 4.094 4.032 1.302 19 3.461 3.064 1.283 (U = 338.0, p = 0.034*)
KSPC 53 1.082 1.067 0.082 19 1.091 1.059 0.107 (U = 500.0, p = 0.964)
ER 53 3.874 0.000 5.643 19 1.978 0.000 3.762 (U = 415.0, p = 0.258)
47 WPM 79 35.798 35.937 12.949 39 37.899 38.596 12.623 t(116)=-0.836, p=0.405
KSPS 79 3.278 3.576 1.068 39 3.553 3.484 0.897 (U = 1386.0, p = 0.377)
KSPC 79 1.118 1.065 0.177 39 2.087 1.114 6.067 (U = 1365.0, p = 0.315)
ER 79 4.533 1.471 7.009 39 5.658 3.704 8.129 (U = 1343.0, p = 0.259)
48 WPM 5 35.947 39.555 12.121 2 44.889 44.889 0.348 (U = 1.0, p = 0.121)
KSPS 5 3.258 3.502 1.173 2 3.823 3.823 0.145 (U = 3.0, p = 0.439)
KSPC 5 1.082 1.059 0.114 2 1.021 1.021 0.029 (U = 3.0, p = 0.439)
ER 5 1.952 0.000 2.675 2 0.000 0.000 0.000 (U = 3.0, p = 0.439)