CIMI_Reference_Model.DataTypes

Class OrdinalConcept

Documentation:

Represents rankings and scores, e.g. pain, Apgar values, etc, where there is a) an implied ordering, b) no implication that the distance between each value is constant, and c) the total number of values is finite. This class can be used for recording symbolic values, e.g., the results on a urinalysis strip {neg, trace, moderate, ...} or numbers like Agar values {0, 1, 2, 3, ...}. Note that although the term "ordinal" in mathematics means natural numbers only, here any integer is allowed, since negative and zero values are often used by medical professionals for values around a neutral point, for example {-3, -2, -1, 0, 1, 2, 3} for reflex response values.

Ancestors:

• Locatable
• • NonIndependent
• • • DataType
• • • • Concept
• • • • • OrdinalConcept

Descendants:

Property Summary

Properties

Property Name	Type and Description	Existence	Cardinality
positionInSet	Integer The rank order in the enumeration of values, used for sorting. While any integer value can be used, the values need to reflect the order in the set. For example, ordering as {1, 2, 3, ...} has the same effect as ordering as {0, 1, 2, ...}	1..1	N/A

Properties inherited from class Concept

code, isExpression, display

Properties inherited from class DataType

Properties inherited from class NonIndependent

Properties inherited from class Locatable

archetype_node_id, name, archetype_details