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Import Data
The File | Import Data option allows the user to import data acquired with this
version and earlier versions of the Activity Monitor software, store the data in the
database, and analyze this data with the latest measures. Import multiple *.ZIP
files simply by using the Shift or Ctrl keys when selecting the files. Like data files
that are created when an experiment is run, data files that are imported are
reformatted and stored in the raw data *.ZIP file.
Export Data
The File | Export Data option allows an Activity data file to be selected and the
point data saved as an ASCII text file with a filename generated according to the
Data Filename scheme presented in Table 3-3, with a EXPORT extension. This
utility is available for those researchers who wish to analyze data by writing a
program in Visual Basic or some other language. Once a pattern is identified, the
only way to extract very complex behaviors may be to do custom programming.
MED Associates designs software with the most often used measures, but certain
researchers may be interested in a particular behavior that only a few are
knowledgeable enough to discern and differentiate. This can be done with ASCII
point data. After selecting a data file, the Save Raw Data screen (Figure 3-6)
appears. Click on the file to export. Another screen then displays (Figure 3-7)
and requests the following information:
Table 3-3 - Saving Point Data as an ASCII File
Item Description
Annotated File /
Stripped File
Select the type of file output. The annotated file includes the experiment header
information. The stripped file only includes the point data information. When
importing information into a spreadsheet it is advisable to include the annotated file
for the first data file and stripped files for each subsequent file.
Time: Select the time period, in minutes to include in this file. Any part of a session or the
entire session may be specified. This is typically used to save time by allowing
specific sections of the data to be exported as determined during data analysis to
view time sequenced data measures
Save As Clicking on this button will bring up a Save As file screen so the filename for the
point data may be entered.
Cancel Exits the Save Raw Data screen without saving the data.
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