Understanding Analytics

TODAY Type provides detailed analytics to help you understand not just how fast you type, but how you can improve. Here's how to interpret the data.

Speed Analytics

WPM Breakdown

• Peak WPM - Your maximum speed during a test (often during easy sections)
• Average WPM - Your overall speed for the entire test
• Minimum WPM - Your slowest section (often indicates problem areas)

Speed Consistency

Variance in your typing speed reveals important information:

• Low variance = Consistent, steady typing (good)
• High variance = Speed fluctuates significantly (indicates inconsistent technique)

Accuracy Analytics

Error Analysis

Understanding your errors helps target practice:

• Error rate - Errors per 100 characters
• Error distribution - Which parts of the test had most errors
• Error types - Wrong key, extra character, or missing character

Correction Behavior

• Correction rate - How often you fix errors vs. leaving them
• Time cost - How much time corrections add to your test
• Over-correction - Backspacing too much (deleting correct characters)

Key-Level Analytics

Per-Key Performance

Data tracked for each key includes:

• Hit accuracy - How often you hit it correctly
• Average timing - Time to press after previous key
• Common substitutes - What you type instead when you miss

Transition Analytics

Key pairs reveal important patterns:

• Fast transitions - Key combinations you type smoothly
• Slow transitions - Combinations that slow you down
• Error-prone pairs - Combinations where you frequently make mistakes

Timing Analytics

Keystroke Timing

• Inter-key interval - Time between consecutive keystrokes
• Dwell time - How long you hold each key
• Hesitation detection - Unusual pauses in typing

Session Patterns

• Warm-up effect - Speed at start vs. middle of session
• Fatigue effect - Speed decline over longer sessions
• Optimal session length - When you perform best

Progress Analytics

Trend Analysis

View your improvement over different time periods:

• Daily trends - Day-to-day performance
• Weekly trends - Week-over-week improvement
• Monthly trends - Long-term progress

Improvement Rate

• WPM gain - Speed increase since starting
• Accuracy gain - Accuracy improvement over time
• Projected progress - Estimated future performance if you maintain practice

Comparative Analytics

Personal Benchmarks

• Comparison to your personal best
• Comparison to your 30-day average
• Performance on similar text difficulty

Global Benchmarks

• Percentile ranking among all users
• Comparison to users at your skill level
• Industry benchmarks for different job types

Using Analytics Effectively

Identify Focus Areas

1. Check your problem keys
   Find the keys with lowest accuracy and practice them specifically.
2. Review slow transitions
   Practice common words that include your slow key combinations.
3. Monitor accuracy trends
   If accuracy is dropping, slow down and focus on correctness.