MW8 & MotionWare User Guide: Issue 1.2.1
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8 24 Hour Average Plot
8.1 Select Data for
Analysis
From the MotionWise window, use the ‘select days’ option
to choose a range of days or use the ‘select all’ option to
analyze all days. The analysis window will open
automatically; if not already selected, select ‘24h Average’
from the analysis functions side bar. A screen similar to
that shown below will be displayed.
Smoothing Period
The smoothing period allows a time constant to be applied
to the plotted data which is useful when analyzing for
trends. The period may be selected between no smoothing
and 60 minutes.
Daytime Period
It is possible to specify the start and end of the daytime
period to be used for the analysis. This will affect the
daytime and nighttime average values accordingly.
Activity Average
The data per epoch for each day are day totalized and
averaged over the number of days in the analysis. The
average activity in the daytime and nighttime periods are
then calculated and displayed. Note MW counts are
MotionWatch counts.
Day/Night Average Ratio
This is the daytime activity average / nighttime activity
average.
Fitted Cosine Peak
A cosine is fitted to the averaged data and the time of day
where the cosine peak occurs is displayed.
