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RT_CUMULATIVE result type measures

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ANY-maze scores a single measure for a plug-in which has a result type of RT_CUMULATIVE:

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Cumulative value

This measure is available for the apparatus as whole (i.e. irrespective of where the animal was when the plug-in detected a value) and also for each defined zone. Thus, for example, you can compare the value between zones.

RT_CUMULATIVE: Cumulative value

Description

Reports the sum of all the values returned by the plug-in during the test.

Calculation method

All the values returned during the test are summed.

Analysis in zones

The sum of all the values returned while the animal was in the zone. This will necessarily yield a small inaccuracy, as the plug-in may report a value at, say, time 10; the animal may then enter a zone at time 20, and the plug-in may then report another value at time 30. Thus the value reported at time 30 represents the result for the period 10-30, but the animal was only in the zone for half of this period (i.e. from 20-30); nevertheless the entire value is attributed to the zone. The inverse occurs when an animal leaves a zone, as the value is always attributed to the zone the animal is entering - not the zone it is leaving. These inaccuracies will generally be very small, as the time between values will usually be in the order of 30-60 milliseconds.

Analysis across time

This measure can be analysed across time. For any time period, the result is the sum of all the values returned during the period. Similarly to zones (see above), small inaccuracies can occur on the division between periods - here a value is always attributed to the period that is starting.

Units

Plug-in specific - not known to ANY-maze.

Notes

None

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