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Appendix 15. Evaluation by Science Editors and Joint Publications Research Service and Foreign Technology Division Translations
Appendix 15. Evaluation by Science Editors and Joint Publications Research Service and Foreign Technology Division Translations
Pages 102-106
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translations (four postedited machine translations and one unedited rough-draft human translation) were sent to six science editors of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and to one translationagency owner.
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The samples were then sent to the science editors at the American Association for the Advancement of Science and to the owner of a commercial translation agency who did not read Russian but was experienced in the editing of translations . These editors were given the following instructions: What is needed is a rank-ordering of the enclosed materials with the best document being given the number "it, and the worst document number "10.
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On this basis the numerical scores of the translations are as follows: Translation H 640 C 580 E G D B A F Score Translating Agency 550 530 360 310 270 270 260 80 JPRS JPRS JPRS FTD FTD JPRS FTD JPRS FTD FTD If both FTD and JPRS had had equal numbers of translations on either side of the median (55) , their scores would each have been 1,925 (half of the total 3,850 points possible)
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concerning the graphic arts quality of these samples, would tend to indicate that JPRS translations are superior to FTD translations. Statistical reliability figures based on these ratings have been computed by Professor J
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HARRISON Public Printer By: Frank H Mortimer Typography and Design Manager United States Government Printing Office 106
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