Actimetrics

Batch Analysis

With a single command, the zone-by-zone or grid-by-grid measure is exported to an Excel-readable file or sent directly to an open Excel spreadsheet.

  • Parameters for analysis include:
    • Grid or Zone crossings
    • Distance travelled
    • Time spent in grid or zone
    • Mean length of the animal
    • % time the animal spends in a particular length range
    • Animal's direction of orientation
    • Stretch attend (under development)
  • Select a portion of each trial for analysis, specifying analysis start and end time relative to the trial start and end.
  • Divide the trials into multiple intervals for analysis.
  • Divide trials easily into named groups: Subsequent analyses automatically compile mean and standard error for each group.

An example of an exported spreadsheet is shown below for two groups of animals.

Distance (cm)     Grid resolution: 10
Animal Group Zone 1 Zone 2 Zone 3 Total
G3-0239 12/5/01 11:14 E12A 2669.3 460.9 65.6 3153.1
G3-0240 12/5/01 11:22 E12A 2470.7 671.7 85.4 3211.2
G3-0241 12/5/01 11:29 E12A 2596.8 441.4 88.1 3094.1
G3-0243 12/5/01 11:36 E12A 2183.5 419.4 32.7 2592.4
G3-0246 12/5/01 11:43 E12A 2662.8 272.7 30.0 2921.8
G3-0274 12/5/01 11:52 E12A 2311.7 233.2 32.3 2549.7
G3-0275 12/5/01 11:59 E12A 2431.4 246.9 9.4 2653.3
G3-0276 12/5/01 12:06 E12A 2601.5 437.7 70.8 3074.8
N     8 8 8 8
mean    

2417.5

447.7 61.6 2894.0
std     270.41 153.9 26.0 332.9
sem     95.6 54.4 9.2 117.
   
G3-0277 12/5/01 12:13 E12B 2314.9 473.7 69.7 2830.1
G3-0278 12/5/01 12:34 E12B 2051.0 729.9 97.6 2849.3
G3-0279 12/5/01 12:45 E12B 2523.3 703.4 147.7 3341.31
G3-0282 12/5/01 13:01 E12B 2066.1 449.6 96.1 2574.5
G3-0283 12/5/01 13:08 E12B 2190.0 554.3 62.3 2764.8
G3-0287 12/5/01 13:15 E12B 1461.2 211.8 42.0 1708.1
G3-0288 12/5/01 13:22 E12B 2547.9 642.7 70.6 3230.3
G3-0292 12/5/01 13:31 E12B 1897.6 439.5 96.8 2399.5
N   8 8 8 8 8
mean     2205.0 475.7 74.3 2724.6
std     362.1 188.8 41.0 476.6
sem     128.0 66.1 14.5 168.5