Graph User Manual
This section explains the ways to enter data. First off, there is no "one size fits all" way to enter data so don't expect a quick answer. The following is a bullet list of issues regarding entering data.
- The Accelerometer Vectors task show the correct way to enter data, the sensor does it for you. The Location Tracking task also enters data automatically although you do have to move for meaningful results.
- The Health and Weight tasks show how to enter data in a limited fashion. Data is entered as needed at the time and accumulated to show results. That way you are not subjected to entering data all at once. This is especially applicable when you use the Purpose tool.
- The next easiest way to enter data is with the Fetch Data tool. With that you can specify a URL on the web and fetch its contents. Of course, with that option your web engineers (if you have them!) must enter the data so that may be considered as cheating.
- The most flexible way to enter data is to write your own graph application, for a reference see the Programming section.
- If you are not fortunate enough to have data imported automatically then you must use manual entry. For that see the Table Editor tool. You can also use the Edit Data tool to enter data using conventional text editing methods and the Show Data tool to enter data using a conventional single column list format.
- Data formats are explain in each respective Tasks section.
- A tutorial on entering data is available at Making A Line Graph section. That explains textual entry using the conventional text editor, but the Table Editor tool may be more appropriate.
As was explained in advance, there is no silver bullet when entering data because there are simply too many perspectives on the subject. Hopefully one of the ways referenced in this section will be satisfactory. Finally, we are always looking for general classes of data generation so if you have a good idea please email support@vvi.com.