Why should I use
The Observer XT?
With efficient behavior coding, seamless integration of multiple data streams, and one-click control for recording devices, you can trust that your data is synchronized and visualized clearly. The Observer XT ensures reliable, publication-ready results every time. Plus, with team workflow management and automated backups, you can feel secure knowing your data is safe and your research is always on track.
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Efficiently manage your workflow
With The Observer XT®, your entire project workflow is covered, from setting up coding schemes to creating detailed filters for data analysis. This ensures you're fully prepared to collect rich, meaningful data that drives impactful results.
Access to raw data gives you control over your own data. In addition, the raw data is always available for further custom analysis in your own or other algorithm-based software, for cross-reference. Good to know is that your data is always safe because of the automated back-up function. You don't have to worry about losing valuable information.
Reliable results for publication
Boost your chances of getting published in high-impact journals by using The Observer XT, the most trusted tool for behavioral research. Cited in over 15,000 peer-reviewed studies, it's the go-to solution for researchers who want reliable, credible results that meet the highest academic standards.
With The Observer XT, all your data streams are organized in a clear overview, making it easy to see and showcase your findings. Visualizing your data not only helps you understand it better but also lets you create professional figures for your publications.
Easily code behaviors
The coding part of your research is a time-consuming, but necessary activity. Coding videos will help you summarize and highlight important pieces of information that are essential for the analysis of the observed behavior.
The Observer XT is designed to speed up your work! It helps to discover behavior patterns, outliers, deviations, or anomalies and to answer all your research questions. Besides, to make coding visually more attractive and transparent, the encoded behaviors are updated as you score.
Synchronization of data simplified
Get complete insight in behavior and physiology and take advantage of fully integrated equipment. Besides annotation of behavior from video, all types of data, such as facial expressions, eye tracking data, physiological signals, EEG data, and screen captures can be imported in The Observer XT.
Synchronization is key to understanding behavior patterns. Perfect sync of all data streams is what you need and is what The Observer XT offers. Moreover, it will cost you a minimum of effort; the system does all the work.
Avoid bias: compare observations
In collaborative projects it is vital to avoid observer bias. An important tool to detect this, is reliability analysis: observations by different coders (inter-rater) are compared record by record. The software reports Cohen’s Kappa, along with a listing of agreements and disagreements. Reliability analysis is also used for intra-rater reliability, a basic quality check. The output includes a confusion matrix.
You can easily spot the disagreements between two observers (or observations of the same scene). Results are clear and quickly available.
The Observer XT vs. Mangold INTERACT
| Feature | The Observer XT | INTERACT |
|---|---|---|
| Behavioral coding | Advanced coding options with customizable schemes | Designed for post-hoc coding |
| Cross-platform integration | Easy to integrate other research tools | Less flexible for integration with multiple technologies |
| Data exploration | Built-in analysis tools to uncover patterns and relationships | Basic | requires exporting data to external statistical software |
| Visualization data | Real-time visualizations while coding | Basic visual feedback |
| Data security | Automated backups for constant data access | Manual backup options, with the risk of data loss |
What can I use The Observer XT for?
A very important part of studying human behavior is performing observations. Coding these behaviors makes analyzing them much easier. In settings such as a classroom, the playground, the home, the clinic, or the workplace, behaviors can be recorded and coded.
How do I set up my research?
Good and thorough preparations will provide you with better data and will save you time in the end. Select your hardware, decide on a license structure, get to know the software, design a coding scheme, and visualize and explore your data.
How to expand The Observer XT setup?
You can extend the base version of The Observer XT with two modules: Media Module and External Data Module. In addition you can extend the system with tools such as uASQ to set up questionnaires, uLog to record key- and mouse activity, or E-prime to present stimuli.
Learn more about The Observer XT
We have a wide variety of materials for you to watch and read: customer success stories, product videos, and white papers. You can use these resources to find out why customers have chosen The Observer XT for their lab and which research they conduct with it.
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