*[[Will my data and functions work with Rave?]] *[[Data sets and analyses]]

...etadata files (.rvm) to only save supporting information related to your [[data set]] without saving the [[Workspace]] itself. ...possible to save a project in full-screen mode, or with any tab other than Manage visible.

...ns of variables that appear in [[data sets]]. For example, if you load a [[data set]] that contains a variable called "Weight (lbs)", you can easily create ...to be represented as a function of only [[independent variables]] in the [[data set]] (although as described above, your actual implementation may involve

*Load a data file by clicking "Manage Data Sets"

A '''[[data set]]''' is a collection of variables and any corresponding data values. Important points about [[data sets]]:

...Excel), and each row of the file must have the same number of columns. If data is missing, it should be listed as "nan", not simply left blank. ...ny string of text that doesn't contain whatever delimiter is used for your data file (e.g. in a .csv file your variable names cannot contain commas, but in

...nk Rave to a database and describes how Rave behaves differently when your data is stored in a database. ...up a connection in MATLAB. This only needs to be done once, ever, for each data source. (Not every time you start Rave or MATLAB, or even if you install a

...e same effect as if the variable were simultaneously filtered in BOTH data sets. ...umber of data sets, such that changing one data set updates all other data sets that share in the two-way link.

Function variables are always created after an initial data set (of independent variables) has been loaded. They are created by perform ==Data Types==

==Data Set Menu== Select the [[data set]] that contains the variables you wish to optimize.

...data set]]. You can create additional analyses in order to manage multiple sets of this information and easily switch between them. ...same Analysis will effectively be linked so that, for example, [[selecting data]] in one visualization causes all linked visualizations to update to show t

Rave uses two parallel mechanisms to store your information: [[Data sets]] and [[Analyses]]. Each of these is described on its own page. ...ring, etc.), and the names of any functions that are used to calculate the data.