Export call statistics

Aim

To export statistics of each call.

Procedure

1.Choose Analysis > Call Statistics.

2.Click the Call Statistics tab.

3.Under Export, choose the export format (see below).

4.Under Export, choose the recording containing the calls you want to export.

Choose one of the EthoVision XT options if you want to import the call data in EthoVision XT.

5.Click the Export button.

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6.Repeat steps 3-5 to export more recordings.

Default file name

[experiment name]_[microphone name]_[independent variable value*]_[recording date]_[recording time (hhmmss)]_[recording time (ms)]_[Gnnn]_1_[flt].

n(*) present only if entered in the Recording List. For imported audio files, the file name is automatically added in the Independent Variable column of the Recording List.

n[Gnnn] is the gain used with that microphone.

n[flt] indicates that a filtered copy of the recording has been exported.

nFor imported audio files, the microphone name is replaced by Imported.

nSee Recording files for more details on file names.

Default export location

The Output folder of your experiment. If you did not change the default experiment location, you can find the export file in:

C:\Users\Public\Documents\Noldus\UltraVox XT\Experiments\ [experiment name]\Output.

Export file formats

EthoVision XT

This format is compatible with EthoVision XT 11 or newer. Data is saved to a *.etx file and stored as a call list.

Headers:

nApplication name and date of export.

nExperiment name.

nCall file name (UVC file). See File types > Calls (.uvc)

nMicrophone name, or “Imported" for imported audio files.

nRecording Date.

nRecording Start Time.

n"Time (msec)"; [Call definition 1], [Call definition 2], etc.

Data set

nThe first column contains the time stamps of the start of each call, in ms.

nThe second and next columns contain 0 (not a call start) or 1 (call start). Each column represents a call category (call name, or call name*pattern label). In the following example of an ETX file for EthoVision XT when opened in the Notepad, the call that started at 1.339 s is highlighted:

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notes 

nEthoVision XT does not import the values of amplitude and frequency of the single calls.

nImport of UltraVox XT data into EthoVision XT 10 or older is not supported.

The Observer XT

Data is saved to a *.odx file, containing the coding scheme, the call data in the form of an event log, and the link to the audio data.

note  The Observer XT can also import UltraVox XT XT files as external data (*.etx). Select File > Import External Data and choose UltraVox XT 4 (*.etx) as file type.

HTML

Data is saved to a html file, containing one row for each call.

The call list opens automatically in your default internet browser.

Text (.csv)

This is the format compatible with most statistics applications, such as MatLab, SPSS, R, Python etc.

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