Export manually-scored behaviors

Aim

To export the behaviors scored manually, depending on the file structure you require.

Export as dependent variable. The behaviors are exported as 0s or 1s, depending on whether the behavior is active (1) or not (0) at a specific sample time. Note that the export file contains a header. For example:

Time   Grooming head

10.00   0

10.04   1

...      ...

12.00   0

As a Manual Scoring log. The behaviors are exported to a file where the start and stop events are written in sentences with the following structure:

Time - Subject - Behavior - Event type (State start or State stop)

For example:

10.04  Subject 1 Grooming head State start

12.00  Subject 1 Grooming head State stop

Procedures

To export manually-scored behaviors as dependent variables

1.Make sure that the Analysis profiles includes the behaviors to export.

2.Choose Analysis > Export > Raw Data, and select Track and dependent variables. See also Export the raw data (track and dependent variables).

To export manually-scored behaviors as a Manual Scoring log

1.Choose Analysis > Export > Raw Data, or in the Experiment Explorer under Analysis - Export click Raw Data.

2.Select Manual scoring log. Select the export format. If you export to The Observer XT, select a Text option and select semicolon (;) as Delimiter.

3.Click Start export.

For more options see Export the raw data (track and dependent variables).

Notes

See Import manually scored data into The Observer XT.

If you export to Excel, the manually scored data are stored in a separate tab of the Excel worksheet. The tab is named Manual scoring - [arena name].

If you export to Text, data of different arenas are exported to different files.