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Viewing Single-Session Results 

A session consists of a ProtoGenie run from beginning to end for one subject or respondent or in the case of an observational study, one researcher.  Generally, a session represents a "case," "subject," or "respondent." 

Viewing Results for a Single Session
Results for a ProtoGenie run are presented in a page called Single-Session Results.  This page reports the results of all data collection actions specified in the protocol plus any comments made by the conductor regarding unusual or unanticipated events. 

Three Ways to Reach The Single-Session Results Page
There are three pathways to the Results Window for a single session.  The first occurs by default at the completion of a normal execution of a protocol (except when the protocol is executed from a run-time URL, as in an online survey).  That is, a Single-Session Results screen will come up automatically at the completion of the run. This screen gives the researcher a preliminary look at research results.  In exploratory designs, a researcher may in fact revise the protocol in light of results as in midstream.  

It also is very important to Save session data at this point by clicking on Save Data at the top of the Results screen.  For details on saving results see Saving Results of a ProtoGenie Run.

The second pathway to results for a particular session is through the All-Session Index page.  This page contains a list of all sessions completed and saved.  One route to the All-Session Index page is through the User Action Menu.  That is, open the protocol and click on RESULTS in the User Actions Menu.  Then, click on the cell labeled "Get Session Details" for the current session number, which will be a row in the All-Sessions Index.  For details on the All-Sessions Index, see All-Sessions Index.    

The third pathway to the results for a particular session assumes that you are already viewing a single session results page and wish to look at results for a different session.  In this case, you can simply click on the link at the top of the page labeled View All Related Sessions.  This link takes you to the All-Sessions Index where you can click on the cell labeled "Get Session Details" for the session results (row) you wish to see.  For details on use of the All-Sessions Index, see All-Sessions Index.    

Two Viewing Options For The Single-Session Results Page 

Users have a choice of viewing Single-Session Results window in an abbreviated format or in a full detail format. These options are presented at the top of the Single-Session Results page.  The first and default option is View All Information.  This option presents virtually everything recorded in the database for the selected session, including event type (such as "measurement"), event instrument (such as "multiple choice"), the full text of instructions, questions, and response categories.   

The second viewing option is the View Only Data Rows.  The major difference between this view and the full view is that it does not present supplementary information as in listing all of the categories of a multiple choice question and instead presents only the respondent's choice.
 
Related Topics
Managing The Results of ProtoGenie Data Collection
Saving Results of a ProtoGenie Run
Using the All-Session Index Table
Viewing The All-Sessions Data Table
Creating Formatted Data Files
File Delimiter Problem and Solution
Downloading Comma Delimited (RxC) Results File  
Downloading Results File Using a Delimiter of Your Choice
Porting Results To Your Favorite Data Analysis Program
Using StatCrunch With ProtoGenie