# 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.