Appendix C:
Variables Derived from Groundskeeper
| Variable | Formula | Level | Category | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| eval_id | NA | All | Identifier | Unique ID for each transformed evaluation |
| mCRR | ![]() |
All | Correct | Ratio of correct to incorrect responses |
| mIRR | ![]() |
All | Incorrect | Ratio of incorrect to correct responses |
| mEOM | ![]() |
All | Omission | Ratio of omissions to both correct and incorrect responses |
| TiltX | TiltX = TiltLeft+TiltRight | All | Movement | Total movement left/right as denoted by an acceleration state change |
| TiltY | TiltY = TiltUp+TiltDown | All | Movement | Total movement up/down as denoted by an acceleration state change |
| TiltZ |
m = TiltFlip, n = TiltFlipBack
|
All | Movement | Total movement diagonal as denoted by an acceleration state change |
| Movement | TiltX+TiltY+TiltZ | All | Movement | Composite variable totaling accelerometer state changes |
| VirtualTicks | NA | Counter | Measureable time unit recorded as ticks, which operates within the state machine | |
| correct | ![]() |
All | Correct | Normalization of correct response, whereby the participant has hit the gopher |
| incorrect | ![]() |
All | Incorrect | Normalization of incorrect response, whereby the participant has hit something other than the gopher |
| error_omission | ![]() |
All | Omission | Normalization of omission response, whereby the participant missed the gopher and hit nothing |
| correct_reaction | ![]() |
All | Reaction time | Average reaction time from point image is shown to correct response |
| incorrect_reaction | ![]() |
All | Reaction time | Average reaction time from point image is shown to incorrect response |
| offtilt_reaction | ![]() |
All | Movement | Average movement from point in time cubes are neighbored until mallet cube removed |
| ontilt_reaction | ![]() |
All | Movement | Average movement from point in time gopher image is displayed until neighbored with mallet |
| neighbor_reaction | ![]() |
All | Reaction time | Average amount of time cubes held together |
| correct_reaction_movement | ![]() |
All | Movement | Average amount of tilt during a correct response |
| incorrect_reaction_movement | ![]() |
All | Movement | Average amount of tilt during an incorrect response |
| omission_movement | ![]() |
All | Movement | Average amount of tilt during an omission |
| correct_speed_variance | ![]() |
All | Movement | Average amount of speed during a correct response |
| incorrect_speed_variance | ![]() |
All | Movement | Average amount of speed during an incorrect response |
| mCRRate2_7 | ![]() |
2–7 | Correct | Ratio of correct to incorrect responses |
| mICRRate2_7 | ![]() |
2–7 | Incorrect | Ratio of incorrect to correct responses |
| mNR2_7 | ![]() |
2–7 | Reaction time | Average of neighbor reaction |
| mCT2_7 | TiltX+TiltY+TiltZ | 2–7 | Movement | Sum of all movement |
| mCR2_7 | ![]() |
2–7 | Reaction time | Average of correct reaction |
| mICR2_7 | ![]() |
2–7 | Reaction time | Average of incorrect reaction |
| mOTR2_7 | ![]() |
2–7 | Movement | Average of offtilt_reaction |
| mONTR2_7 | ![]() |
2–7 | Movement | Average of ontilt_reaction |
| mMMO2_7 | TiltX+TiltY+TiltZ | 2–7 | Movement | Average mallet movement |
| mAOM2_7 | TiltX+TiltY+TiltZ | 2–7 | Movement | Average all other movement |
| mCRRate8_11 | ![]() |
8–11 | Correct | Ratio of correct responses to incorrect |
| mICRRate8_11 | ![]() |
8–11 | Incorrect | Ratio of incorrect responses to correct |
| mNR8_11 | ![]() |
8–11 | Reaction time | Average of neighbor reaction |
| mCT8_11 | TiltX+TiltY+TiltZ | 8–11 | Movement | Sum of all movement |
| mCR8_11 | ![]() |
8–11 | Reaction time | Average of correct reaction |
| mICR8_11 | ![]() |
8–11 | Reaction time | Average of incorrect reaction |
| mOTR8_11 | ![]() |
8–11 | Movement | Average of offtilt_reaction |
| mONTR8_11 | ![]() |
8–11 | Movement | Average of ontilt_reaction |
| mMMO8_11 | TiltX+TiltY+TiltZ | 8–11 | Movement | Amount of mallet movement |
| mAOM8_11 | TiltX+TiltY+TiltZ | 8–11 | Movement | Amount of all other movement excluding the mallet |
| mCRRate12_15 | ![]() |
12–15 | Correct | Ratio of correct to incorrect responses |
| mICRRate12_15 | ![]() |
12–15 | Incorrect | Ratio of incorrect to correct responses |
| mNR12_15 | ![]() |
12–15 | Reaction time | Average of neighbor reaction |
| mCT12_15 | TiltX+TiltY+TiltZ | 12–15 | Movement | Sum of all movement |
| mCR12_15 | ![]() |
12–15 | Reaction time | Average of correct reaction |
| mICR12_15 | ![]() |
12–15 | Reaction time | Average of incorrect reaction |
| mOTR12_15 | ![]() |
12–15 | Movement | Average of offtilt_reaction |
| mONTR12_15 | ![]() |
12–15 | Movement | Average of ontilt_reaction |
| mMMO12_15 | TiltX+TiltY+TiltZ | 12–15 | Movement | Amount of mallet movement |
| mAOM12_15 | TiltX+TiltY+TiltZ | 12–15 | Movement | Amount of all other movement excluding the mallet |
| mMRATIO13_15 | ![]() |
13–15 | Movement | Ratio of mallet movement to all other cube movement |
| mMRATIO12_15 | ![]() |
12–15 | Movement | Ratio of mallet movement to all other cube movement |
| VSC_VFC | ![]() |
2–3 | Distraction | Low/high visual distraction success/failure comparison |
| VSC_VFC_O | ![]() |
2–3 | Distraction | Low/high visual distraction omission/correct comparison |
| ASC_AFC | ![]() |
4–5 | Distraction | Low/high auditory distraction correct/failure comparison |
| ASC_AFC_O | ![]() |
4–5 | Distraction | Low/high auditory distraction omission/correct comparison |
| LA2TSC_LA2TFC_HA2TSC_HA2TFC | ![]() |
2,3,6,7 | Distraction | Low/high audio and low/high visual to total success/failure comparison |
| LA2TSC_LA2TFC_HA2TSC_HA2TFC_O | ![]() |
2,3,6,7 | Distraction | Low/high audio and low/high visual to total correct/omission comparison |
| CVSC_CVFC | ![]() |
2,3,6,7 | Distraction | Low visual to low/high visual and audio to total success/failure comparison |
| CVSC_CVFC_O | ![]() |
2,3,6,7 | Distraction | Low visual to low/high visual and audio distraction to total omissions/correct comparison |
| CASC_CAFC | ![]() |
4,5,6,7 | Distraction | Low audio to low/high visual and audio distraction success/failure comparison |
| CASC_CAFC_O | ![]() |
4,5,6,7 | Distraction | Low audio to low/high visual and audio distraction omission/correct comparison |
| SSC_SFC | ![]() |
6,11 | Distraction | Low spatial distraction success/failure comparison during low frequency visual and auditory disturbance |
| SSC_SFC_O | ![]() |
6,11 | Distraction | Low spatial distraction omission/success comparison during low frequency visual and auditory disturbance |
| SSC_SFC_NR | ![]() |
6,11 | Distraction | Low spatial distraction of neighbor reaction comparison during low frequency visual and auditory disturbance |
| SSC_SFC_CR | ![]() |
6,11 | Distraction | Low spatial distraction of correct response comparison during low frequency visual and auditory disturbance |
| SSC_SFC_ICR | ![]() |
6,11 | Distraction | Low spatial distraction of incorrect response comparison during low frequency visual and auditory disturbance |
| CSSC | ![]() |
11,15 | Distraction | Low spatial, visual, auditory distraction correct/incorrect comparison to high spatial, visual, auditory distraction |
| CSSC_O | ![]() |
11,15 | Distraction | Low spatial, visual, auditory distraction omission/correct comparison to high spatial, visual, auditory distraction |
| LearningCurve | ![]() |
1,16 | Learning curve | Measure correct responses from first level compared with last level |
| LearningCurve_O | ![]() |
1,16 | Learning curve | Measure omissions from first level compared with last level |
| LearningCurve_CT | ![]() |
1,16 | Learning curve | Measure movement amount from first level compared with last level |
| LearningCurve_NR | ![]() |
1,16 | Learning curve | Measure neighbor reaction amount from first level to last level |
| LearningCurve_CR | ![]() |
1,16 | Learning curve | Measure correct reaction time from first level to last level |
| LearningCurve_ICR | ![]() |
1,16 | Learning curve | Measure incorrect reaction time from first level to last level |
| mallet_movement_only | TiltX+TiltY+TiltZ | All | Movement | Total amount of mallet movement |
| all_other_movement | TiltX+TiltY+TiltZ | All | Movement | Total of all other movement excluding the mallet |
| subsecond_response_total | K | All | Reaction time | Total number of times when time to respond is ≤1 tick (1 tick = 10 Hz) |
| topbottomhit | 1 or 0 | All | Auxiliary movement | Total for device hits from top or bottom. Measured by response to top or bottom of device. |
| cubepressed | 1 or 0 | All | Auxiliary movement | Total number of times player pushes or presses cube screen - no real reason why player should do this |
| doublehit | K | All | Auxiliary movement | Total number of times cubes are neighbored together after a response has already been made |
| Gender | NA | NA | Demographic | M or F assignment |
| Age | NA | NA | Demographic | Discrete assignment of age |
| Inattention | NA | NA | Condition | Diagnosis made by clinicians |
| Hyperactivity | NA | NA | Condition | Diagnosis made by clinicians |
| Combined | NA | NA | Condition | Inattention and hyperactivity |
| Depression | NA | NA | Condition | Diagnosis made by clinicians |
| Autism | NA | NA | Condition | Diagnosis made by clinicians |
| Anxiety | NA | NA | Condition | Diagnosis made by clinicians |






























































