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experiments

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Experiments describe how data was collected from the participant. In other words, the methods used to get the data. This does not describe how to analyze the data once it’s collected.

JSON variables

Variable
Type
Default
Description

ExperimentName

string

Unique name of the experiment.

FileCount

number

Number of files contained in the experiment.

Size

number

Size, in bytes, of the experiment files.

VirtualPath

string

Path to the experiment within the squirrel package.

Directory structure

Files associated with this section are stored in the following directory. Where ExperimentName is the unique name of the experiment.

/experiments/<ExperimentName>

Primary key Required Computed (squirrel writer/reader should handle these variables)

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