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Procedure measures
 | Unlike almost all other measures in ANY-maze, procedure measures do not update to reflect post-test changes in the procedure definition. Therefore, procedure measures are always based on the procedure that was in force when the test was performed. |
Procedures don't have any measures defined themselves, but you can create your own measures by using result variables. These are essentially numeric values that your procedure can set as it runs, and these values can then be included in ANY-maze result analysis. For more information, see Creating and using result variables.
Once a procedure has been set up to use a result variable, a number of measures will be available for analysis:
If the result variable is set up to be noted 'only once, at the end of the test', then the following measure will be available for it:
If the result variable is set up to be noted 'every time it is set by the procedure' or 'only when explicitly set', then the following measures will be available for it:
The following is a description of these measures:
Value
| Description | Reports the value of the result variable at the end of the test. |
| Calculation method | The value of the result variable at the end of the test. |
If the value is never noted, the value will be reported as 0 (since result variables are initialised to 0 at the start of a test).
| Analysis in zones | This measure cannot be analysed between zones. |
If the animal is not in the zone at the end of the test, the value will be undefined.
| Analysis across time | This measure cannot be analysed across time. |
| Units | No units defined; this is dependent on how the procedure calculates the value of this result variable. |
| Notes | This measure is only available if the result variable is set up to be noted 'only once, at the end of the test'. |
Average value
| Description | Reports the average value of the result variable. |
| Calculation method | Simple average of the values noted by the procedure during the test. |
If the value is never noted, the average will be undefined.
| Analysis in zones | Average of the values reported while the animal is in the zone. |
If the value is never noted while the animal is in the zone, the average will be undefined.
| Analysis across time | This measure can be analysed across time. The result is the average of the values reported during the time period. |
If the value is never noted during the time period, the average will be undefined.
| Units | No units defined; this is dependent on how the procedure calculates the value of this result variable. |
| Notes | This measure is only available if the result variable is set up to be noted 'every time it is set by the procedure' or 'only when explicitly set'. |
Maximum value
| Description | Reports the maximum value of the result variable noted by the procedure during the test. |
| Calculation method | The largest value of the result variable noted by the procedure during the test. |
If the value is never noted, the maximum value will be 0 (since result variables are initialised to 0 at the start of a test).
| Analysis in zones | The largest value reported while the animal is in the zone. |
If the value is never noted while the animal is in the zone, the maximum value will be undefined.
| Analysis across time | This measure can be analysed across time. The result is the largest of the values reported during the time period. |
If the value is never noted during the time period, the maximum value will be undefined.
| Units | No units defined; this is dependent on how the procedure calculates the value of this result variable. |
| Notes | This measure is only available if the result variable is set up to be noted 'every time it is set by the procedure' or 'only when explicitly set'. |
Minimum value
| Description | Reports the minimum value of the result variable noted by the procedure during the test. |
| Calculation method | The smallest value of the result variable noted by the procedure during the test. |
If the value is never noted, the minimum value will be 0 (since result variables are initialised to 0 at the start of a test).
| Analysis in zones | The smallest value reported while the animal is in the zone. |
If the value is never noted while the animal is in the zone, the minimum value will be undefined.
| Analysis across time | This measure can be analysed across time. The result is the smallest of the values reported during the time period. |
If the value is never noted during the time period, the minimum value will be undefined.
| Units | No units defined; this is dependent on how the procedure calculates the value of this result variable. |
| Notes | This measure is only available if the result variable is set up to be noted 'every time it is set by the procedure' or 'only when explicitly set'. |
Sum of values
| Description | Reports the total sum of the result variable's values during the test. |
| Calculation method | Every time the result variable is noted, the value is added to the ongoing sum. |
If the value is never noted, the sum of values will be 0 (since result variables are initialised to 0 at the start of a test).
| Analysis in zones | The sum of the values reported while the animal is in the zone. |
If the value is never noted while the animal is in the zone, the sum will be 0.
| Analysis across time | This measure can be analysed across time. The result for a time period is the total sum of all values of the result variable that are noted during the time period. |
If the value is never noted during the time period, the sum of values will be 0 (since a user-defined variable is always initialised to 0).
| Units | No units defined; this is dependent on how the procedure calculates the value of this result variable. |
| Notes | This measure is only available if the result variable is set up to be noted 'every time it is set by the procedure' or 'only when explicitly set'. |
Count of values
| Description | Reports the total number of times during the test that the result variable was noted. |
| Calculation method | Each time the result variable is noted, a counter is incremented. |
If the value is never noted, the count of values will be 0.
| Analysis in zones | Counts the number of times the result variable is noted while the animal is in the zone. |
If the value is never noted while the animal is in the zone, the count will be 0.
| Analysis across time | This measure can be analysed across time. The result for a period is the number of times the result variable is noted during the period. |
If the value is never noted during this time period, the count of values will be 0.
| Units | None; this is simply a count of the number of times that a result variable was set by a procedure. |
| Notes | This measure is only available if the result variable is set up to be noted 'every time it is set by the procedure' or 'only when explicitly set'. |
List of values
| Description | Lists all the values of the result variable stored during the test. |
| Calculation method | Not applicable |
| Analysis in zones | Lists all the values of the result variable that were stored while the animal was in the zone. |
| Analysis across time | This measure can not be analysed across time. |
| Units | Can be specified as part of the variable's definition. |
| Notes | This measure is only available if the result variable is set up to be noted 'every time it is set by the procedure' or 'only when explicitly set'. |
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