Study Group

Note

This data class is at a trial use maturity level and may change in future releases. Maturity levels are described in the maturity-model.

Computational Definition

A collection of individuals or specimens from the same taxonomic class, selected for analysis in a scientific study based on their exhibiting one or more common characteristics (e.g. species, race, age, gender, disease state, income). May be referred to as a ‘cohort’ or ‘population’ in specific research settings.

Information Model

Some StudyGroup attributes are inherited from Entity.

Field	Flags	Type	Limits	Description
id		string	0..1	The ‘logical’ identifier of the Entity in the system of record, e.g. a UUID. This ‘id’ is unique within a given system, but may or may not be globally unique outside the system. It is used within a system to reference an object from another.
name		string	0..1	A primary name for the entity.
description		string	0..1	A free-text description of the Entity.
aliases	⋮	string	0..m	Alternative name(s) for the Entity.
extensions	⋮	Extension	0..m	A list of extensions to the Entity, that allow for capture of information not directly supported by elements defined in the model.
type		string	1..1	Must be “StudyGroup”
memberCount	D	integer	0..1	The total number of individual members in the StudyGroup.
characteristics	⋮	Mappable Concept	0..m	A feature or role shared by all members of the StudyGroup, representing a criterion for membership in the group.