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Sequence measures
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ANY-maze will score the following measures for a sequence:
Number of sequences
| Description | Reports the number of times the sequence was performed. |
| Calculation method | Each time a sequence ends, the number of sequences is incremented by one. |
| Analysis across time | This measure can be analysed across time. A sequence is considered to occur in the time period in which it ends. For example, if a sequence starts at time 15 seconds and continues until time 45 seconds, then (for 30 second time periods) it would be counted in the time period 30-60 seconds because this is the period in which it ended. |
Total time performing sequences
| Description | Reports the total amount of time that the animal was performing sequences during the test. |
| Calculation method | Sums the time taken to complete each sequence. |
| Analysis across time | This measure can be analysed across time. A sequence is considered to occur in the time period in which it ends, therefore the time performing the sequence is ALL attributed to the time period in which it ends. In an extreme case, this can yield a result in which the time performing a sequence in a time period is longer than the period itself. For example, if a sequence started at time 5 seconds and ended at time 55 seconds, then (for 30 second time periods), its duration - 50 seconds - would be counted in the time period 30-60 seconds because this is the period in which it ended, but the duration would actually be longer than the time period. |
This apparent strange way of calculating results for periods is done to ensure that the result for Average time to complete the sequence is correct.
Latency to start of first sequence
| Description | Reports the length of time which elapsed before the first sequence in the test started. |
| Calculation method | Time at which first sequence starts. |
| Analysis across time | This measure cannot be analysed across time. |
| Notes | This measure is affected by the option to Use the test duration as the latency for events which don't occur in the Analysis element. |
Latency to completion of first sequence
| Description | Reports the length of time which elapsed before the first sequence in the test ended. |
| Calculation method | Time at which the sequence first ended. |
| Analysis across time | This measure cannot be analysed across time. |
| Notes | This measure is affected by the option to Use the test duration as the latency for events which don't occur in the Analysis element. |
Average time to complete the sequence
| Description | Reports the average amount of time taken to complete the sequences. |
| Notes | This measure is affected by the option to Use zero as the result for undefined averages in the Analysis options element. |
Maximum duration of a sequence
| Description | Reports the maximum amount of time taken to complete a single sequence. |
| Calculation method | The duration of each sequence is calculated when the sequence ends and the longest one is found. If no sequences were performed during the test, then the result is undefined. |
| Analysis across time | This measure can be analysed across time. The result for a time period is the duration of the longest sequence which ended during the time period. If no sequence ended during the time period, then the result is undefined. |
Minimum duration of a sequence
| Description | Reports the minimum amount of time taken to complete a single sequence. |
| Calculation method | The duration of each sequence is calculated when the sequence ends and the shortest one is found. If no sequences were performed during the test, then the result is undefined. |
| Analysis across time | This measure can be analysed across time. The result for a time period is the duration of the shortest sequence which ended during the time period. If no sequence ended during the time period, then the result is undefined. |
Total distance travelled during sequences
| Description | Reports the total distance travelled by the animal while performing sequences in the test. |
| Calculation method | Sums the distance travelled during each sequence in the test. |
| Analysis across time | This measure can be analysed across time. The result for a time period is the sum of the distance travelled for all the sequences that ended during the time period. |
Average distance travelled per sequence
| Description | Reports the average distance travelled by the animal while performing each of the sequences in the test. |
| Analysis across time | This measure can be analysed across time. The result for a time period is the Total distance travelled during sequences which ended during the time period divided by the Number of sequences which ended during the time period. If there were no sequences which ended during the time period, then the result is undefined. |
| Notes | This measure is affected by the option to Use zero as the result for undefined averages in the Analysis options element. |
Maximum distance travelled during a sequence
| Description | Reports the maximum distance travelled by the animal while performing a single sequence. |
| Calculation method | The distance travelled while performing each sequence is calculated and the greatest distance is found. If no sequences were performed in the test, then the result is undefined. |
| Analysis across time | This measure can be analysed across time. The result for a time period is the greatest distance travelled during any sequence which ended during the time period. If no sequence ended during the time period, then the result is undefined. |
Minimum distance travelled during a sequence
| Description | Reports the minimum distance travelled by the animal while performing a single sequence. |
| Calculation method | The distance travelled while performing each sequence is calculated and the smallest distance is found. If no sequences were performed in the test, then the result is undefined. |
| Analysis across time | This measure can be analysed across time. The result for a time period is the smallest distance travelled during any sequence which ended during the time period. If no sequence ended during the time period, then the result is undefined. |
Average speed during the sequence
| Description | Reports the average speed of the animal while performing the sequences in the test. |
| Notes | This measure is affected by the option to Use zero as the result for undefined averages in the Analysis options element. |
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