# experiments 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 :blue\_circle: Primary key\ :red\_circle: Required\ :yellow\_circle: Computed (squirrel writer/reader should handle these 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/`