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Definition for Code System StatisticsCode
<CodeSystem xmlns="http://hl7.org/fhir"> <id value="observation-statistics"/> <meta> <lastUpdated value="2016-12-06T12:22:34.981+11:00"/> </meta> <text> <status value="generated"/> <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> <h2>StatisticsCode</h2> <div> <p>The statistical operation parameter -"statistic" - codes</p> </div> <p>This code system http://hl7.org/fhir/observation-statistics defines the following codes:</p> <table class="codes"> <tr> <td> <b>Code</b> </td> <td> <b>Display</b> </td> <td> <b>Definition</b> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>average <a name="observation-statistics-average"> </a> </td> <td>Average</td> <td>The [mean](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arithmetic_mean) of N measurements over the stated period</td> </tr> <tr> <td>maximum <a name="observation-statistics-maximum"> </a> </td> <td>Maximum</td> <td>The [maximum](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maximal_element) value of N measurements over the stated period</td> </tr> <tr> <td>minimum <a name="observation-statistics-minimum"> </a> </td> <td>Minimum</td> <td>The [minimum](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minimal_element) value of N measurements over the stated period</td> </tr> <tr> <td>count <a name="observation-statistics-count"> </a> </td> <td>Count</td> <td>The [number] of valid measurements over the stated period that contributed to the other statistical outputs</td> </tr> <tr> <td>totalcount <a name="observation-statistics-totalcount"> </a> </td> <td>Total Count</td> <td>The total [number] of valid measurements over the stated period, including observations that were ignored because they did not contain valid result values</td> </tr> <tr> <td>median <a name="observation-statistics-median"> </a> </td> <td>Median</td> <td>The [median](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Median) of N measurements over the stated period</td> </tr> <tr> <td>std-dev <a name="observation-statistics-std-dev"> </a> </td> <td>standard deviation</td> <td>The [standard deviation](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Standard_deviation) of N measurements over the stated period</td> </tr> <tr> <td>sum <a name="observation-statistics-sum"> </a> </td> <td>sum</td> <td>The [sum](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Summation) of N measurements over the stated period</td> </tr> <tr> <td>variance <a name="observation-statistics-variance"> </a> </td> <td>variance</td> <td>The [variance](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Variance) of N measurements over the stated period</td> </tr> <tr> <td>%20 <a name="observation-statistics-.3720"> </a> </td> <td>20th percentile</td> <td>The 20th [Percentile](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Percentile) of N measurements over the stated period</td> </tr> <tr> <td>%80 <a name="observation-statistics-.3780"> </a> </td> <td>80th percentile</td> <td>The 80th [Percentile](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Percentile) of N measurements over the stated period</td> </tr> <tr> <td>4-lower <a name="observation-statistics-4-lower"> </a> </td> <td>lower quartile</td> <td>The lower [Quartile](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quartile) Boundary of N measurements over the stated period</td> </tr> <tr> <td>4-upper <a name="observation-statistics-4-upper"> </a> </td> <td>upper quartile</td> <td>The upper [Quartile](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quartile) Boundary of N measurements over the stated period</td> </tr> <tr> <td>4-dev <a name="observation-statistics-4-dev"> </a> </td> <td>quartile deviation</td> <td>The difference between the upper and lower [Quartiles](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quartile) is called the Interquartile range. (IQR = Q3-Q1) Quartile deviation or Semi-interquartile range is one-half the difference between the first and the third quartiles.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>5-1 <a name="observation-statistics-5-1"> </a> </td> <td>1st quintile</td> <td>The lowest of four values that divide the N measurementsinto a frequency distribution of five classes with each containing one fifth of the total population</td> </tr> <tr> <td>5-2 <a name="observation-statistics-5-2"> </a> </td> <td>2nd quintile</td> <td>The second of four values that divide the N measurementsinto a frequency distribution of five classes with each containing one fifth of the total population</td> </tr> <tr> <td>5-3 <a name="observation-statistics-5-3"> </a> </td> <td>3rd quintile</td> <td>The third of four values that divide the N measurementsinto a frequency distribution of five classes with each containing one fifth of the total population</td> </tr> <tr> <td>5-4 <a name="observation-statistics-5-4"> </a> </td> <td>4th quintile</td> <td>The fourth of four values that divide the N measurementsinto a frequency distribution of five classes with each containing one fifth of the total population</td> </tr> </table> </div> </text> <url value="http://hl7.org/fhir/observation-statistics"/> <identifier> <system value="urn:ietf:rfc:3986"/> <value value="urn:oid:2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.1.0"/> </identifier> <version value="1.8.0"/> <name value="StatisticsCode"/> <status value="draft"/> <experimental value="false"/> <publisher value="HL7 (FHIR Project)"/> <contact> <telecom> <system value="url"/> <value value="http://hl7.org/fhir"/> </telecom> <telecom> <system value="email"/> <value value="fhir@lists.hl7.org"/> </telecom> </contact> <date value="2016-12-06T12:22:34+11:00"/> <description value="The statistical operation parameter -"statistic" - codes"/> <caseSensitive value="true"/> <valueSet value="http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/observation-statistics"/> <content value="complete"/> <concept> <code value="average"/> <display value="Average"/> <definition value="The [mean](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arithmetic_mean) of N measurements over the stated period"/> </concept> <concept> <code value="maximum"/> <display value="Maximum"/> <definition value="The [maximum](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maximal_element) value of N measurements over the stated period"/> </concept> <concept> <code value="minimum"/> <display value="Minimum"/> <definition value="The [minimum](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minimal_element) value of N measurements over the stated period"/> </concept> <concept> <code value="count"/> <display value="Count"/> <definition value="The [number] of valid measurements over the stated period that contributed to the other statistical outputs"/> </concept> <concept> <code value="totalcount"/> <display value="Total Count"/> <definition value="The total [number] of valid measurements over the stated period, including observations that were ignored because they did not contain valid result values"/> </concept> <concept> <code value="median"/> <display value="Median"/> <definition value="The [median](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Median) of N measurements over the stated period"/> </concept> <concept> <code value="std-dev"/> <display value="standard deviation"/> <definition value="The [standard deviation](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Standard_deviation) of N measurements over the stated period"/> </concept> <concept> <code value="sum"/> <display value="sum"/> <definition value="The [sum](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Summation) of N measurements over the stated period"/> </concept> <concept> <code value="variance"/> <display value="variance"/> <definition value="The [variance](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Variance) of N measurements over the stated period"/> </concept> <concept> <code value="%20"/> <display value="20th percentile"/> <definition value="The 20th [Percentile](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Percentile) of N measurements over the stated period"/> </concept> <concept> <code value="%80"/> <display value="80th percentile"/> <definition value="The 80th [Percentile](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Percentile) of N measurements over the stated period"/> </concept> <concept> <code value="4-lower"/> <display value="lower quartile"/> <definition value="The lower [Quartile](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quartile) Boundary of N measurements over the stated period"/> </concept> <concept> <code value="4-upper"/> <display value="upper quartile"/> <definition value="The upper [Quartile](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quartile) Boundary of N measurements over the stated period"/> </concept> <concept> <code value="4-dev"/> <display value="quartile deviation"/> <definition value="The difference between the upper and lower [Quartiles](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quartile) is called the Interquartile range. (IQR = Q3-Q1) Quartile deviation or Semi-interquartile range is one-half the difference between the first and the third quartiles."/> </concept> <concept> <code value="5-1"/> <display value="1st quintile"/> <definition value="The lowest of four values that divide the N measurementsinto a frequency distribution of five classes with each containing one fifth of the total population"/> </concept> <concept> <code value="5-2"/> <display value="2nd quintile"/> <definition value="The second of four values that divide the N measurementsinto a frequency distribution of five classes with each containing one fifth of the total population"/> </concept> <concept> <code value="5-3"/> <display value="3rd quintile"/> <definition value="The third of four values that divide the N measurementsinto a frequency distribution of five classes with each containing one fifth of the total population"/> </concept> <concept> <code value="5-4"/> <display value="4th quintile"/> <definition value="The fourth of four values that divide the N measurementsinto a frequency distribution of five classes with each containing one fifth of the total population"/> </concept> </CodeSystem>
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