R6 Ballot (1st Draft)

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4.4.1.728 ValueSet http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/variable-handling

Clinical Decision Support icon Work Group Maturity Level: 5Trial Use Use Context: Country: World, Not yet ready for Production use
Official URL: http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/variable-handling Version: 6.0.0-ballot1
draft as of 2020-12-28 Computable Name: EvidenceVariableHandling
Flags: Experimental, Immutable OID: 2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.3.3062

This value set is used in the following places:

4.4.1.728.1 Definition

The handling of the variable in statistical analysis for exposures or outcomes (E.g. Dichotomous, Continuous, Descriptive).

4.4.1.728.2 Content Logical Definition

 

4.4.1.728.3 Expansion

This expansion generated 18 Dec 2023

Expansion based on codesystem Evidence Variable Handling v6.0.0-ballot1 (CodeSystem)

This value set contains 4 concepts

CodeSystemDisplayDefinition
  continuoushttp://hl7.org/fhir/variable-handlingcontinuous variable

A continuous variable is one for which, within the limits the variable ranges, any value is possible (from STATO http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/STATO_0000251).

  dichotomoushttp://hl7.org/fhir/variable-handlingdichotomous variable

A dichotomous variable is a categorical variable which is defined to have only 2 categories or possible values (from STATO http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/STATO_0000090).

  ordinalhttp://hl7.org/fhir/variable-handlingordinal variable

An ordinal variable is a categorical variable where the discrete possible values are ordered or correspond to an implicit ranking (from STATO http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/STATO_0000228).

  polychotomoushttp://hl7.org/fhir/variable-handlingpolychotomous variable

A polychotomous variable is a categorical variable which is defined to have minimally 2 categories or possible values. (from STATO http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/STATO_0000087). Suggestion to limit code use to situations when neither dichotomous nor ordinal variables apply.

 

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Explanation of the columns that may appear on this page:

LvlA few code lists that FHIR defines are hierarchical - each code is assigned a level. For value sets, levels are mostly used to organize codes for user convenience, but may follow code system hierarchy - see Code System for further information
SourceThe source of the definition of the code (when the value set draws in codes defined elsewhere)
CodeThe code (used as the code in the resource instance). If the code is in italics, this indicates that the code is not selectable ('Abstract')
DisplayThe display (used in the display element of a Coding). If there is no display, implementers should not simply display the code, but map the concept into their application
DefinitionAn explanation of the meaning of the concept
CommentsAdditional notes about how to use the code