This repository contains code to process data from the Chronicle app, via Methodic.
Installation of the pymethodic module (located here) is required.
- Clone this repository.
- In Terminal (Mac) or the command prompt (Windows) navigate to the
methodic_packages/pymethodicfolder - Type in
pip3 install .
The following fields are the outputs of Chronicle preprocessing:
- participant_id: Taken from the raw device data.
- app_record_type: (previously named
app_data_type) The type of app interaction (i.e., "App Usage", "Screen Inactive"). - app_title: The title of the app
- app_fullname: The name of the app as it appears in the raw data.
- app_datetime_start: (previously named
app_start_timestamp) The start timestamp of the app usage - in the timezone specified in theapp_timezonecolumn. - app_datetime_end: (previously named
app_end_timestamp) The end timestamp of the app usage - in the timezone specified in theapp_timezonecolumn. - app_timezone: The timezone taken from the raw device data.
- app_duration_seconds: Duration (in seconds)
- day: The day of the week. The week starts on Sunday, i.e. 1 = Sunday, 2 = Monday, etc.
- weekdayMF: Whether or not this usage falls on a weekday: 1 = Mon-Fri, 0 = Sat+Sun
- weekdayMTh: Whether or not this usage falls on a weekday: 1 = Mon-Thu, 0 = Fri-Sun
- weekdaySTh: Whether or not this usage falls on a weekday: 1 = Sun-Thu, 0 = Fri+Sat
- app_engage_30s: T/F - was it the first time person used their phone is x minutes/seconds
- app_switched_app: (previously named
app_switch_app) T/F - app was a different app than the one before - app_usage_flags: Text flags for the following conditions, if present: "6-HR TIME GAP", "12-HR TIME GAP", "1-DAY TIME GAP" (1 day; previously named "Large time gap"), "3-HR APP DURATION" (previously named "Long app duration").