Exhibit 11.0


                                  MEDQUIST INC.
                         EARNINGS PER SHARE COMPUTATION
                           UNAUDITED SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
                                 (IN THOUSANDS)





                                                 Nine Months Ended      Three Months Ended
                                                 September 30, 1997     September 30, 1997
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Weighted average shares outstanding.........          10,448                 10,596

Common stock equivalents....................             723                    708

Shares repurchased..........................              42                     --
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Weighted average shares adjusted............          11,213                 11,304
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