Instruction manual

5 Analysis 79
Peak Analysis
Analysis of the Fifth Kind: Things Not Possible with 1st, 2nd,
3rd, or 4th Kinds of Analyses
Not Yet Implemented in DataTrax2:
It is impossible to include all of the possible analyses and plotting capabilities required for
biological research in a single program. We provide, what we believe to be, useful tools for
completing the most common kinds of analyses. For circumstances where the built-in analysis
tools fall short of the user’s requirements, DataTrax2 has a Script function. A script is a
program, written in any of the languages supported by DataTrax2, that can perform a series of
calculations on selected data. Once created, a script can be placed in the Scripts folder located
in the DataTrax2 folder. The script will then appear as a menu item in the DataTrax2 Scripting
menu. When selected, the script takes the selected range of recorded data, saves the data in a
format compatible with the scripting language, loads the scripting program, and then executes
the script on the saved data. The scripting programs supported by DataTrax2 are listed below.