diff --git a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/research/LogUnit.java b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/research/LogUnit.java
index cf1388f46..164c7e8cc 100644
--- a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/research/LogUnit.java
+++ b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/research/LogUnit.java
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ public class LogUnit {
     private String[] mWordArray = EMPTY_STRING_ARRAY;
     private boolean mMayContainDigit;
     private boolean mIsPartOfMegaword;
-    private boolean mContainsCorrection;
+    private boolean mContainsUserDeletions;
 
     // mCorrectionType indicates whether the word was corrected at all, and if so, the nature of the
     // correction.
@@ -277,13 +277,13 @@ public class LogUnit {
     }
 
     // TODO: Refactor to eliminate getter/setters
-    public void setContainsCorrection() {
-        mContainsCorrection = true;
+    public void setContainsUserDeletions() {
+        mContainsUserDeletions = true;
     }
 
     // TODO: Refactor to eliminate getter/setters
-    public boolean containsCorrection() {
-        return mContainsCorrection;
+    public boolean containsUserDeletions() {
+        return mContainsUserDeletions;
     }
 
     // TODO: Refactor to eliminate getter/setters
@@ -323,7 +323,7 @@ public class LogUnit {
                         true /* isPartOfMegaword */);
                 newLogUnit.mWords = null;
                 newLogUnit.mMayContainDigit = mMayContainDigit;
-                newLogUnit.mContainsCorrection = mContainsCorrection;
+                newLogUnit.mContainsUserDeletions = mContainsUserDeletions;
 
                 // Purge the logStatements and associated data from this LogUnit.
                 laterLogStatements.clear();
@@ -346,7 +346,7 @@ public class LogUnit {
             setWords(logUnit.mWords);
         }
         mMayContainDigit = mMayContainDigit || logUnit.mMayContainDigit;
-        mContainsCorrection = mContainsCorrection || logUnit.mContainsCorrection;
+        mContainsUserDeletions = mContainsUserDeletions || logUnit.mContainsUserDeletions;
         mIsPartOfMegaword = false;
     }
 
diff --git a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/research/ResearchLogger.java b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/research/ResearchLogger.java
index 64f0349fc..a87af6b91 100644
--- a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/research/ResearchLogger.java
+++ b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/research/ResearchLogger.java
@@ -260,14 +260,14 @@ public class ResearchLogger implements SharedPreferences.OnSharedPreferenceChang
                     if (DEBUG) {
                         final String wordsString = logUnit.getWordsAsString();
                         Log.d(TAG, "onPublish: '" + wordsString
-                                + "', hc: " + logUnit.containsCorrection()
+                                + "', hc: " + logUnit.containsUserDeletions()
                                 + ", cipd: " + canIncludePrivateData);
                     }
                     for (final String word : logUnit.getWordsAsStringArray()) {
                         final Dictionary dictionary = getDictionary();
                         mStatistics.recordWordEntered(
                                 dictionary != null && dictionary.isValidWord(word),
-                                logUnit.containsCorrection());
+                                logUnit.containsUserDeletions());
                     }
                 }
                 publishLogUnits(logUnits, mMainResearchLog, canIncludePrivateData);
@@ -819,8 +819,8 @@ public class ResearchLogger implements SharedPreferences.OnSharedPreferenceChang
         mCurrentLogUnit.setMayContainDigit();
     }
 
-    private void setCurrentLogUnitContainsCorrection() {
-        mCurrentLogUnit.setContainsCorrection();
+    private void setCurrentLogUnitContainsUserDeletions() {
+        mCurrentLogUnit.setContainsUserDeletions();
     }
 
     private void setCurrentLogUnitCorrectionType(final int correctionType) {
@@ -920,7 +920,7 @@ public class ResearchLogger implements SharedPreferences.OnSharedPreferenceChang
             if (DEBUG) {
                 Log.d(TAG, "publishLogBuffer: " + (logUnit.hasOneOrMoreWords()
                         ? logUnit.getWordsAsString() : "<wordless>")
-                        + ", correction?: " + logUnit.containsCorrection());
+                        + ", correction?: " + logUnit.containsUserDeletions());
             }
             researchLog.publish(logUnit, canIncludePrivateData);
         }
@@ -1286,7 +1286,7 @@ public class ResearchLogger implements SharedPreferences.OnSharedPreferenceChang
         final ResearchLogger researchLogger = getInstance();
         if (!replacedWord.equals(suggestion.toString())) {
             // The user chose something other than what was already there.
-            researchLogger.setCurrentLogUnitContainsCorrection();
+            researchLogger.setCurrentLogUnitContainsUserDeletions();
             researchLogger.setCurrentLogUnitCorrectionType(LogUnit.CORRECTIONTYPE_TYPO);
         }
         final String scrubbedWord = scrubDigitsFromString(suggestion);
@@ -1463,7 +1463,7 @@ public class ResearchLogger implements SharedPreferences.OnSharedPreferenceChang
                 LOGSTATEMENT_LATINIME_REVERTCOMMIT, committedWord, originallyTypedWord,
                 separatorString);
         if (logUnit != null) {
-            logUnit.setContainsCorrection();
+            logUnit.setContainsUserDeletions();
         }
         researchLogger.mStatistics.recordRevertCommit(SystemClock.uptimeMillis());
     }