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Chapter 6. Defining Study Setups
6.5 Understanding Groups
Grouping is a key concept of the Kaye Validator software. After your qualification study is
complete, grouping allows you to customize your reports. Use the following guidelines when
defining groups:
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There must be at least one group defined in a setup. Each group has a unique name and
associated comments.
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Groups should be homogeneous (similar sensor types) since calculations are performed
on all the sensors.
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Sensors do not have to be in consecutive locations. You can assign any sensor from any
SIM to a group.
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You can assign a sensor to more than one group to relate the sensor’s output to different
conditions. For example, you might have the same sensors in more than one group to
look at data over different intervals. You could specify the maximum sensor reading
during exposure for one group, and specify the maximum sensor reading during the
entire qualification cycle for another group.
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You must assign a sensor to a group to record data from that sensor. Any sensor not
assigned to a group is considered unused and no data is recorded for that sensor.
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