Class: StudyDesign

A study design is a protocol for the proper execution of a study which normally requires a carefullly crafted research question or hypothesis and at least one variable under observation and observed values for that variable.

URI: sio:StudyDesign

Parents

• is_a: ExperimentalProtocol - An experimental protocol is an action specification with respect to the design and implementation of experiments. In addition to providing a detailed set of procedures and lists of required equipment and instruments, experimental protocols often include information on safety precautions, the calculation of results and reporting standards, including statistical analysis and rules for predefining and documenting excluded data to avoid bias.

Attributes

Inherited from ExperimentalProtocol:

• hasCreator _0..1
  • Description: has creator is a relation between an entity and that which created it.
  • Range: Entity

• hasAttribute _0..1

  • Description: has attribute is a relation that associates a entity with an attribute where an attribute is an intrinsic characteristic such as a quality, capability, disposition, function, or is an externally derived attribute determined from some descriptor (e.g. a quantity, position, label/identifier) either directly or indirectly through generalization of entities of the same type.

  • Range: Entity

  • satisfies _0..1

  • Description: satisfies is a relation between an entity and the specification or objective that it conforms to.

  • Range: Description

  • isRelatedTo _0..1
  • Description: A is related to B iff there is some relation between A and B.
  • Range: Entity
  • derivesInto _0..1

  • Description: a derives to b if and only if a or some part thereof is consumed in the formation of b.

  • Range: Object

  • isAnnotationOf _0..1

  • Description: is annotation of is a relation between some textual entity and the entity that it annotates.

  • Range: Entity