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Statistics

The statistics function can be used to count the strings, words, and characters in a string list or in a complete project and to display the results grouped by translation status.

It is suitable for determining the scope of a localization project and thus provides the basis for a professional project plan.

To use it, select Home tab > Statistics in the Reports group.

The left side of the window displays the project list as a tree structure with the target languages available for the project as well as the names of the source files. If you select the All entry, all of the strings in the project's translation lists are counted. To count only those strings associated with one target language or one string list, select the corresponding entry. If your project only contains one translation list, the tree structure will not appear.

You can also obtain a more detailed overview, for instance in order to present your client with a cost estimate based on the number of words or characters in the project, to determine the number of translators required for the project, or to obtain a better estimate of the completion time based on the project scope.

Data Displayed

StringsCorresponds to the individual entries in the translation list.
WordsThe number of words in all the strings.
LettersThe number of letters, e.g. a , Z , é
CharactersThe number of letters plus all the other characters such as spaces and punctuation marks.

The statistics comprise

TotalThe total number of strings including repetitions and read-only strings
Total number of strings to be translatedThe number of strings that have to be translated, including repetitions.
Number of untranslated stringsThe number of strings that have to be translated, without repetitions.
Number of untranslated, repeated stringsThe number of strings that have to be translated but occur again somewhere else so that they can be translated using the pre-translation or replicate functions.
Number of strings to be reviewedThe number of strings that have already been translated but not yet validated
Number of translated and validated stringsThe number of strings that have already been translated and validated
Change of text length in translationIndicates the difference in text length between the source strings and the translated strings.

Further Processing of Data

To facilitate further processing of the data, you can use the Copy to clipboard button which copies the contents of the table onto the clipboard. It can then be inserted e.g. into a spreadsheet program. In this case, however, you are advised to deactivate the Show percentage checkbox, as otherwise the percentage values will also be copied to the insertion area, making direct evaluation difficult.