Documentation for XCEDE2

Complex Type: measurementGroup_t

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Super-types: abstract_container_t < measurementGroup_t (by extension)
Sub-types: None
Name measurementGroup_t
Used by (from the same schema document) Complex Type analysis_t
Abstract no
Documentation A measurementGroup contains information and data related to the outcome of an analysis. For example, this could be a statistic (e.g. from a Statistical Parametric Map) or a measurement (e.g. the volume of the hippocmapus).
XML Instance Representation
<...
ID=" xs:string [0..1]"
rev=" xs:string [0..1]

'Revision number, should correspond with an appropriate revision ID in the XCEDE/history element'

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type=" xs:string [0..1]

'Attribute for creating categories within a container set. For example, within study, types might include \'PET\' or \'MR\'. One could also create sub-classes using colon notation: \"MR:STRUCT\"'

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preferredLabel=" xs:string [1]

'The preferred label of this term. This can be different than the term used by the applications (e.g. CBLM versus cerebellum)'

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abbreviation=" xs:string [0..1]

'The preferred abbreviation for the term'

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nomenclature=" xs:string [1]

'The source ontology of this terminology/ontology term'

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termID=" xs:string [1]

'Applications will likely want to constrain what are valid IDs within the context of their application (for example, allowing only LSID\'s)'

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termPath=" xs:string [0..1]">
<commentList> [0..1]

'A comment is a description of the entity refered to by the current element. For example, a description of a particular subject or series.'


<comment> authoredText_t </comment> [0..*]
</commentList>
<annotationList> [0..1]

'An annotation is a description related to the xml document and the current element. Fore example, some processing that ahs edited content in the element itself.'


<annotation> textAnnotation_t </annotation> [0..*]
</annotationList>
<resourceList> [0..1]

'Informational resources related to the container'


<resource> informationResource_t </resource> [0..*]
</resourceList>
<entity> abstract_entity_t </entity> [1..*]

'In the context of a measurement Group, is the entity being measured. For example, the hippocampus.'

<observation> observation_t </observation> [1..*]

'In the context of a measurement Group, are the observations that are made concerning the entity. For example, following hte hippocmapus example, might be the total volume, surface area, etc.'

</...>
Diagram
Schema Component Representation
<xs:complexType name="measurementGroup_t">
<xs:complexContent>
<xs:extension base=" abstract_container_t ">
<xs:sequence>
<xs:element name="entity" type=" abstract_entity_t " maxOccurs="unbounded"/>
<xs:element name="observation" type=" observation_t " maxOccurs="unbounded"/>
</xs:sequence>
</xs:extension>
</xs:complexContent>
</xs:complexType>