The format of the results from individual test items are similar to the format of the test.items file. In addition to the information in the test-item (such as item ID number, list of samples and other parameters), the results of the item is recorded. They include the answer the test subject gave (single or multiple values, keywords or whatever), the time it took to give the answer, and possibly other parameters.
Finally a trailer may be recorded. Currently only the end status of the test is recorded.
The results are stored in file results.raw in the subject's directory The following example explains the format of the file. Keywords are in bold and parameters in italics. In the test items, only the additional (or otherwise important) parameters are listed. Rest of the fields are copied from the test.items list.
# # File: results.raw # Individual test subjects raw results # # Empty lines and lines starting with # are ignored. # # # The header block contains information recorded at the beginning of test. # The header block is started with the Header-keyword and terminated with # the /Header keyword. # Header: # # Starting time and date of test Time: 11:45 Date: 7/Jan/1996 # # GpId is the ID of the test subject (the subject's directory name in # guineapigs-directory) # GpId: gp001 # # Output level is the level of the output calibration signal. May be set to # a default value or may be selected in some cases by the subject (setting # the most confortable listening level). Value is in decibels (the unit dB # in the value is optional) # OutLevel: -5.2 dB # # The type of the test: ab, ab_scale, abc, etc. # TestType: ab # # /Header ends the header block /Header # # Next results of test items are listed in the order they were performed # (the order they appear in the playlist). Each test item has one # corresponding result block. The block starts with keyword TestItem # followed by the id of the item and terminates with the /TestItem keyword. # TestItem: # # ID of the test item from the test.items and playlist files # Id: id13 # # AnswerTime is the time it took the test subject to give the his answer # in seconds (floating point numbers). # AnswerTime: 17.674 # # Answer keyword is used to record the subject's answer. The type of the # answer will be different depending on the type of test being run. It might, # for example, be the name of the button the subject pressed or a numerical # value. # Answer: A # # /TestItem ends one test item. # /TestItem # # In the Trailer block information is recorded when the test is completed. # # Trailer starts block, /Trailer terminates. # Trailer: # # The end status of the test is recorded. It is Completed for a # successfully completed test run, otherwise may contain something # else, for example Aborted indicates the test was aborted by # the tester or Error is some error occured during testing. # Status: Completed # /Trailer #