Hi, omdevn,
Here are two dictionary definitions for 'learning curve":
"[1] learning curve
n. A graph that depicts rate of learning, especially a graph of
progress in the mastery of a skill against the time required for such
mastery.
[2] learning curve
<jargon> A graph showing some measure of the cost of
performing some action against the number of times it has been
performed. The term probably entered engineering via the
aircraft industry in the 1930s, where it was used to describe
plots showing the cost of making some particular design of
aeroplane against the number of units made.
The term is also used in psychology to mean a graph showing
some measure of something learned against the number of
trials. The psychology graphs normally slope upward whereas
the manufacturing ones normally slope downward but they are
both usually steep to start with and then level out."
The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing, © 1993-2003 Denis Howe
http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=learning+curve&r=67
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Check out 'The Learning Curve' webpage to see an actual graph
accompanied by an explanation of what you're seeing. You can also read
examples of what kind of information can be retrieved from learning
curve calculations.
http://www.computerworld.com/news/2001/story/0,11280,61762,00.html
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The next page provides a mathematical method for calculating graph values:
Learning Curve
http://www-mmd.eng.cam.ac.uk/csp/One_Page_Summary/Learning_Curve.htm
... and a link to a Learning Curve Calculator:
http://www.jsc.nasa.gov/bu2/learn.html
Thanks for the question.
Regards,
revbrenda
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