Tik-76.115 Individual Project: Guinea Pig
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Directory structure and files
Each test set has it's own directory where the information about the
test is stored. This information contains the parameters of the test,
playlists, the samples, the results and directories for individual
subjects' results, playlists and personal information. The structure
of the test directory is shown below.
![[ Picture of directory structure ]](pics/structureT.gif)
Figure 1. The structure of a test directory
1 · Test configuration
The file test.config contains the information needed to
perform the test. It tells the type of the test, samples used, number of
testees and so on. This file can be created with
Test creation module.
More detailed information:
Format of the test.config file
2 · Test items
Test items file contains information on how samples are used together
in a test. In it the tester can generate pairs or triples of samples
that form the test items. The test.items file can be generated by the
Playlist creator.The test subject will give one answer for
each test item during a test.
More detailed information:
Format of the test.items file
3 · Playlist
The playlist is closely related with the test
configuration file. It tells the order the individual test items
are presented to the testee. A single test item can be, for example,
a certain sample pair in the case of the AB-test. As the result of
performing one test item an entry is generated in the results file.
The playlist can be generated by the
Playlist creator.
More detailed information:
Format of the playlist
See also:
Personal playlist
4 · Samples-directory
The samples directory contains the sound samples used
in this test. This is only a suggested location as the file names are
specified in the test configuration file and can be anywhere. The
sound sample format is
specified in the Sound Player
documentation.
The name of the directory can be specified with the SamplesDir
keyword in the test.config
file.
5 · Guineapigs-directory
The guineapigs directory contains the information
about the individual test subjects and their results. Each testee has
a directory of its own where the data is stored. The directories are
named 'gp001', 'gp002' and so on. Information stored
in these directories include personal information,
results and possibly a personal playlist.
The name of the directory can be specified with the GuineaPigDir
keyword in the test.config
file.
5.1 · Personal information
Some information about the test subject is recorded, including
age, sex and name. Also comments
can be included.
More detailed information:
Format of the info file
5.2 · Personal playlist
The optional personal playlist specifies the presentation order of the
test items for this particular subject. It has the same format at the
general playlist which is also used if no
personal playlist is present.
More detailed information:
Format of the playlist
5.3 · Results
In the beginning (the header) the time and date and the test subject's
ID are recorded.
For each test item at least the following information is recorded: the
test item's number, the start time of this item and
the answer time (when answer was given) and the subject's
answer.
Finally a trailer may be recorded. Currently nothing is saved in the
trailer.
More detailed information:
Format of the results
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