== Analyzing Results ==

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It is important to understand how measurements were collected and organized to be able to interpret them. The [wiki:Documentation/OML ORBIT Measurement Framework] provides tools to insert points to tap available information and to effectively collect that information in a timely manner. The [wiki:Software/dOML/CollectingMeasurements previous part] of this tutorial presented information about defining and setting up this information collection points. The collected information and measurements are then stored in a [http://www.mysql.com SQLite] database.

After the experiment completion, the user have access to the generated experiment database. In general, the results of a given experiment are stored in a single database (users can use more than one databases if required). Different participating nodes populate different tables of this generated database. Usually, user would like to post-process or visualize those raw measurements for further analysis.

A number of different tools are available to interpret experimental results.  The choice of tools depends upon their availability on your platform, the nature of the measurements, and your own preferences. Excel and Matlab connections from  machines outside Winlab to our database server are blocked by a firewall.  We are working on a system to safely and securely export databases using these tools outside Winlab.  Until then, please use any of the other following approaches to retrieve your data.

=== Using Result Service ===

=== Using Direct Database Access ===

=== Microsoft Excel Example ===


=== Matlab Example ===