Table 4 Processing efficiency comparison during analysis stage.

From: Metacognitive strategies in translation: a comparative study of student and professional translators

Variable

Professional mean (SD)

Student mean (SD)

t(58)

p value

Cohen’s d

Thinking time

479.28 (203.86)

1130.05 (290.99)

12.740

<0.001

2.58

Pause frequency

112.83 (18.43)

114.36 (16.91)

0.427

0.670

0.09

Mean pause duration

4.25 (0.87)

9.88 (1.95)

19.346

<0.001

3.72

Writing-to-thinking ratio

1.86 (0.52)

0.79 (0.19)

−13.652

<0.001

2.75

  1. This table presents comparative metrics for the analysis stage, including pause duration, processing time, and efficiency ratios between professional and student translators.
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