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E-Prime User’s Guide
Chapter 5: Data Handling
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5.3 Data Handling Using E-DataAid
5.3.1 Introduction
E-DataAid is E-Prime’s data editing and analysis application. Single E-Prime EDAT files
generated by E-Run or merged E-Prime EMRG files generated by E-Merge may be opened for
viewing, editing, and analysis with E-DataAid. When the E-Prime data file is opened, E-DataAid
displays the data in a spreadsheet format with levels and variables in column headings across the
top and trials of data in the rows of the spreadsheet.
E-DataAid provides many of the common commands (e.g., find, replace, fill down) and
functionality (e.g., moving, hiding, and unhiding columns) of typical spreadsheet applications.
However, this is where the similarity to typical spreadsheet applications ends. E-DataAid was
designed with four goals in mind: 1) to allow quick simplification of the spreadsheet, thus allowing
the user to get at the “heart” of the data, 2) to allow editing of the data while simultaneously
preserving data integrity, 3) to obtain quick descriptive statistics, and 4) to allow the export of the
data to common statistical package formats.
This section provides guidance, insight, and tips for using E-DataAid to maximize these four
goals. Work through the Getting Started Guide for E-DataAid and have a general knowledge of
working in a Windows application (preferably a spreadsheet application, such as Excel)
before reading this section.
5.3.2 Reduce the Data Set
When E-DataAid is first opened, the number of variables logged by the E-Run application can
seem overwhelming. In addition to logging the attributes and dependent measures specified at