Interpreting Reports
How to interpret labels, attributes, and other elements of a CSV Report.
Download your measurements as a CSV using the Reports function. For details, visit the article- Downloading your measurements with Reports.
Labels
Labels let you define how the metrics will be labeled in the report. These are displayed as column headers in a CSV file.The description of each Label is available in our Metrics Dictionary.
- If Hour Output Frequency is selected for the report, visit the Hour Aggregations dictionary.
- If Minute Output Frequency is selected for the report, visit the Individual Samples dictionary.
- If Day Output Frequency is selected for the report, visit the Day Aggregations dictionary.
Attribute details
Each column header for a metric ends with an attribute .raw, .value, or .status. Descriptions of each attribute are available in the Metrics Dictionary.
Column headers ending in .status contain status details for cloud-calibrated metrics. Examples of cloud-calibrated metrics are PM2.5 and NO2. For a list of status and their descriptions, visit the Metrics Dictionary.
QC Assessment and QC Flags
If you requested QC Assessment be included in the report, they will display columns ending in .qcAssessment. The cell will display valid , invalid, or remain empty if the device does not record the metric.
If you requested QC Flags be included in the report, they will display columns ending in .qcFlag. For a description of each QC flag, visit the article Automated Data Quality Control (QC).
Time Zone
Start and End Periods are reported in UTC (Coordinated Universal Time).