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DataStudio Tips |
PASCO's Professional Development Department has highlighted several useful DataStudio features and explained user questions about DataStudio. The tips below have been featured in our monthly Probeware Newsletters. Click the links below to see step-by-step instructions, including animated gifs, or see the Flash movie version. |
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| Manual Sampling with Keyboard Entry allows you to perform two-variable experiments in which a sensor measures one variable and you measure the other and enter it in via the keyboard. Typically, the keyboard entry is something that you cannot measure with a sensor. Our example is a demonstration of the Earth's tilted axis and the resulting seasonal changes. (December 2003) |
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Changing a Sensor's Sample Rate (also see Flash Movie version)
Sometimes you need to take measurements more frequently than the sensor's default rate to capture rapid changes in your experiment, or more slowly for changes occurring over longer periods of time. Learn how to change a sensor's sample rate. (May 2003) |
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Changing the X-Axis Measurement (also see Flash Movie version)
"Time" is the default x-axis setting on graph displays. But you can replace the Time measurement and plot your sensor data versus any other data on your Data List, for example, Force vs. Acceleration. (April 2003) |
| Did you make a mistake collecting that last run of data? Do you ever need to create an empty DataStudio configuration file for your students? We give you three techniques for deleting data runs from your experiment. (March 2003) |
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Connecting the Dots (also see Flash Movie version)
DataStudio version 1.8.0 plots only the data points and not their connecting lines when displaying data on a graph display. Learn how to add those connecting lines and how to permanently have the lines connected by customizing DataStudio. Also see "Connecting the Dots, Permanently" to customize DataStudio. (February 2003) |
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Renaming Runs and Displays (also see Flash Movie version)
DataStudio labels data runs and displays with generic names like "Run #1" and "Graph 1". It's a good practice to rename your data runs and displays with more descriptive names. See how with this DataStudio tip. (January 2003) |
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Selecting a Region of Interest (also see Flash Movie version) |
