Manage Units in a Case Table
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How To... > Work with Case Tables > Manage Units in a Case Table Fathom recognizes units (such as centimeters or seconds) as part of case values. When an attribute has a unit assigned to it, that unit is reported in graphs, tables, and statistical objects. Units appear in results of computations. Fathom can also Convert Values to a Compatible Unit (for example, if one group in the class measured in inches, while the rest used centimeters, Fathom will convert the inch values to centimeters). Fathom will accept units you make up. For example, if you have used your pen to measure your desk, you could create a unit called pens. Fathom will not automatically convert invented units, but you can create new attributes and do conversions via formula (see Work with Formulas in a Case Table). For units to work, the Fathom folder must contain a folder called Helpers, and that folder must contain a file named units.xml. (The installation process configures all this for you by default.) Watch a movie showing some of this functionality: Working with Units. Subsections Apply a Unit Using the Units Row Convert Values to a Compatible Unit Changing an Attribute Unit Without Converting (Correcting Mistakes)
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