annotated

Selects annotated tabular file format for experiment data

Topics

file_formats

Specification

  • Alias: None

  • Arguments: None

  • Default: annotated format

Description

An annotated tabular file is a whitespace-separated text file with one leading header row of comments/column labels. For experiment data files, each subsequent row contains an experiment ID, followed by data for configuration variables, observations, and/or observation errors, depending on context.

Default Behavior

By default, Dakota imports tabular experiment data files in annotated format. The annotated keyword can be used to explicitly specify this.

Usage Tips

  • Prior to October 2011, calibration and surrogate data files were in free-form format. They now default to annotated format, though freeform remains an option.

  • When importing tabular data, a warning will be generated if a specific number of data are expected, but extra is found and an error generated when there is insufficient data.

Examples

Import an annotated experimental data file containing a header row, leading exp_id column, and experiment data in a calibration study

responses
  ...
  scalar_data_file 'shock_experiment.dat'
    annotated

Example data file with two measured quantities, three experiments:

exp_id  velocity stress
1  18.23  83.21
2  34.14  93.24
3  22.41  88.92