FHIR IG Statistics: CodeSystem/variable-handling

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  "id": "variable-handling",
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    "lastUpdated": "2023-03-26T15:21:02.749+11:00",
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    },
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      "valueInteger": 5
    },
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      "url": "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/web-source",
      "valueUri": "http://hl7.org/fhir/R5/codesystem-variable-handling.html"
    }
  ],
  "url": "http://hl7.org/fhir/variable-handling",
  "identifier": {
    "system": "urn:ietf:rfc:3986",
    "value": "urn:oid:2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.4.1956"
  },
  "version": "5.0.0",
  "name": "EvidenceVariableHandling",
  "title": "Evidence Variable Handling",
  "status": "active",
  "experimental": false,
  "date": "2021-01-05T10:01:24+11:00",
  "publisher": "HL7 (FHIR Project)",
  "contact": [
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          "value": "http://hl7.org/fhir"
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          "system": "email",
          "value": "fhir@lists.hl7.org"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "description": "The handling of the variable in statistical analysis for exposures or outcomes (E.g. Dichotomous, Continuous, Descriptive).",
  "jurisdiction": [
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      "coding": [
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          "system": "http://unstats.un.org/unsd/methods/m49/m49.htm",
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          "display": "World"
        }
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  "content": "complete",
  "concept": [
    {
      "code": "continuous",
      "display": "continuous variable",
      "definition": "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)."
    },
    {
      "code": "dichotomous",
      "display": "dichotomous variable",
      "definition": "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)."
    },
    {
      "code": "ordinal",
      "display": "ordinal variable",
      "definition": "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)."
    },
    {
      "code": "polychotomous",
      "display": "polychotomous variable",
      "definition": "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."
    }
  ]
}