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The 'Select DataSet' dialog, appears at that start of many Analysis and Statistics routines and allows you to select just the DataSets you need, either manually, or by making a selection based on the values for your Independent Variables:
Manual DataSet selection |
▪Select the DataSets you want to compare in the 'Select DataSet' dialog:
▪To select all DataSets, click the Select all icon, underneath the list with DataSets.
Note: If your data file contains Metadata and the option Metadata is activated, all meta-values for the currently selected DataSets are listed in the lower part of the dialog.
▪Confirm your selection by clicking Apply.
Metadata-based selection of DataSets |
If you have assigned Metadata to your DataSet, you can use the information for selecting the data you want to analyze (this allows you to easily select e.g. all DataSets of 'Female' participants, or all sets for participants between 20 and 30 years of age):
▪Click on the Filter icon in the lower left corner of the 'Select DataSet' dialog.
The Metadata-filter dialog appears. ▪Enter or select a value from the drop-down list, for the variable(s) that you are interested in. Query syntax Numerical values can be selected by range: Accepted are the following notations: > (larger), < (smaller), <> (unequal) , 1-5 (range from - to) |
Text-based values can only be selected one at the time.
▪Confirm your filter settings with OK.
All DataSets, including the subordinated Events, that fulfill the filter query are now selected.
Once all required DataSets are selected:
▪Confirm your selection with OK.
The now appearing results, contains ONLY data of the selected Classes and DataSets!