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can I discard data unless fixation is attempted?

Posted by lyt4 
can I discard data unless fixation is attempted?
January 05, 2020 04:29AM
Hi Jaewon,
There are many trials where the subject doesnt even attempt fixation (e.g., distracted). But those data are still collected, and that can make the file size quite large. Apart from post-hoc cleaning of the file (which is very doable), is there a way just to have a fixation spot on the screen, without saving data unless fixation is attempted?
Thanks!
Lucas
Re: can I discard data unless fixation is attempted?
January 06, 2020 03:26PM
I don't know how much disk space you can save by doing so, but I don't think it is a good idea, so the answer is no.

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