About
The Data Mine is for collecting simple information over time. For example, tracking "Daily Weight" or a "Daily Comment" or "Health Tags". Data is entered over time and basic analysis can be done, for example, the average weight, maximum weight or lowest weight.
The data mine is fairly generic, but it can be setup to collect a number of useful bits of information and provide nice graphs of that data. When collecting information the first step is to think of what kind of value to collect, for example: Value Type = Weight (pounds). The data being collected is numeric and the units of measure is pounds (you could use kilograms). The second step is then to create a Data Mine type that uses that unit and give it a descriptive name.
Another example that might be useful is the idea of counting the amount of medication that is being consumed. In this case, the Value Type would be "Pills" and then the Data Mine type could be something like "Acetaminophen" which would then count the how many pills are taken on a particular day.
Value Types
There are (currently) 3 basic kinds of data that are collected:
- Numbers
- Text
- List of text
By default, My Data Mine comes with a sample type called "Weight (pounds)". You can create as many types as you want. When you create a new value type, you are assigning a name and units to a type of data (number, text or List of text).
Numbers
Most data can be collected as numbers.
Text
There are not as many uses for the text type. A daily comment is an example.
List of text
List of text can be pretty useful for collecting or tagging activity. For example, to track specific health related instances, like headaches, you could use the list of text where one of the items is "Headache". You can then track the occurrences of specific health related events over time. Another idea could be to track food consumption and the kind of food consumed.
With lists of text you have the option to restrict the options to a specific selection or to make the list of options dynamic. When restricted, you cannot add new entries when doing data entry, but the list of possibilities can be changed.
Data Mine Types
By default Data Mine comes with the "Daily Weight" type, which uses the "Weight (pounds)" value type. Note: You can delete this. The Data Mine type defines what kind of value is being collected (the Value Type) and how often the data is allowed to be gathered, either:
- Date: Daily collection. Only one entry per day can be collected.
- Date and Time: Multiple times per day allowed. For example, if every meal needs to be tracked separately then Date and Time should be the option selected.
Managing your Data Mine
Learn more about define the data your are collecting.
Data Entry
Learn more about adding, editing and deleting data.
Import data
Learn more about importing CSV data.
Reports
Learn more about Data Mine Reports.
Backup and Restore
Full application backup and restore.