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Data page settings
Introduction
The Data page shows the results of an experiment in a spreadsheet format, with each row showing a single test (or a segment of a test) and each column showing an individual result - for example, Test duration or Total distance travelled. The principal use of this page is to transfer data to other programs, usually to carry out more sophisticated statistical analysis than ANY-maze performs.
You may know when you design your protocol exactly what information you will want to transfer, and therefore exactly what rows and columns you would like to have shown on the Data page. If this is the case, then you can specify this information in the protocol.
Of course, this doesn't mean you have to choose the information displayed on the Data page as part of the protocol; rather, it just means you can do this if you anticipate that you'll want the same data shown for all the experiments. Furthermore, even if you do specify the data shown, it won't stop you altering it using the options included on the Data page itself.
Choosing the data shown on the Data page
To actually choose the measures (columns) and tests (rows) shown on the Data page, you should:
| | • | Select the Result, reports and data element in the protocol list. | |
| | • | Select the Data page item - this item is automatically included in the protocol, and you can't delete it. | |
| | • | Use the two lists displayed in the Settings pane to select the measures and tests whose results you want included. | |
Selecting the measures to include
You can use the measures list to select the individual measures you would like shown on the data page - these will be the spreadsheet's columns. The list shows the measures in groups and subgroups, you simply need to click a group or subgroup title to open it.
If you right click in the measures list, a menu containing some or all of the following options will appear:
| Details about this measure | Only available if you click on a specific measure. Displays a comprehensive help topic about the measure, including information about how it is calculated. |
| Select all | There are potentially three 'Select all' options (exactly how many you'll see depends on what you click on in the measure list). One option selects all of the measures in the entire list, the others select all the measures in the current measure group or subgroup. Although the option to select all measures might appear to provide an easy way to view all the of analysis (and it is), you should be aware that it will usually create a very large report. |
| Deselect all | There are potentially three 'Deselect all' options (exactly how many you'll see depends on what you click on in the measure list). One deselects all the measures in the entire list - which is useful if you just want to reset the list and start over selecting the measures to include - the others deselect all the measures in the current measure group or subgroup. |
| Select same as | This options opens a sub-menu that lists other reports defined in the protocol. If you'd like the measures in this report to be the same as those in one of the other reports, just select the appropriate entry in the list. This saves you having to repeat the same selections again and again. |
| Expand all | There are potentially two 'Expand all' options: One opens all of the groups so you can see all the measures that are available, the other opens all the subgroups in the current measure group. |
| Collapse all | There are potentially two 'Collapse all' options: One closes all of the groups making the list shorter and easier to work with, the other closes all the subgroups in the current measure group. |
If you want to select a block of items within the same group then you can use a 'shift-click' as follows: Click the first item you want to select, then hold down the shift key on the keyboard and click the last item you want to select. All the items from the first to the last (inclusive) will change to the same state as the LAST item now has. This works whether you're selecting or deselecting items - all the items simply change to have the same state as the LAST item you click.
Selecting the tests to include
To impose limits on the tests (rows) that are included in the Data page spreadsheet you simply need to select items in the list of limits at the bottom of the data page settings.
The list shows items in groups, such as Trial, and by clicking the group title, you can actually select individual items - for Trial, for example, the items might be 'Training trial 1', 'Training trial 2', 'Training trial 3' and 'Retention trial'. If you only want the data for the 'Retention trial' included in the spreadsheet, then you select this item.
You can select more than one item in a group. For example, selecting 'Training trial 1 and 'Training trial 2' would limit the tests in the spreadsheet to those in Training trial 1 and Training trial 2. You can also make selections in different groups, for example, under Trial you might select 'Retention trial' and under 'Test day of the week' you might select 'Wednesday'. This would limit the report to Retention trials performed on Wednesday - I'm sure you get the idea.
As you'd expect, if you make no selections at all, then ALL the tests in the experiment will be included in the spreadsheet.
Excluding retired animals
Animals that are retired from an experiment stop being tested, but their results are retained. If you would like to exclude the tests performed on any retired animals from the Data page spreadsheet, then simply check the box labelled Don't include retired animals in the data table.
What next
After completing these steps, your protocol is finished!
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