DistributionRepresentationBaseType

Means of describing Distributions as a representation so that they can be used as a response domain questions. Primarily used as a response domain in a QuestionGrid. In addition to the base of objects of a representation the structure provides the total value to be distributed between the objects and the number of decimal positions allowed within a response.

Properties

Name

Type

Description

DistributionValue

decimal

0..1

Identifies the total value to be distributed among the designated objects.

DecimalPositions

int

0..1

Identifies the number of decimal points allowed for the expression of a response.

Properties Inherited from RepresentationType

Name

Type

Description

RecommendedDataType

CodeValueType

0..1

This field provides the recommended treatment of the data within an application. The value should come from a controlled vocabulary - recommended values include the set found in W3C XML Schema Part 2, but excluding string sub-types, QNAME, and NOTATION. The DDI Alliance has provided a controlled vocabulary (DataType) to support this element at http://www.ddialliance.org/controlled-vocabularies.

GenericOutputFormat

CodeValueType

0..1

This field provides a recommended generic treatment of the data for display by an application. The value should come from a controlled vocabulary.

MeasurementUnit

CodeValueType

0..1

Records the measurement unit, for example, ‘km’, ‘miles’, etc. Supports the use of a controlled vocabulary.

MissingValue

string

0..1

List the values used to represent missing data. Use of MissingValuesReference is preferred. If this content does not match the values provided in the MissingValuesReference, the content of the MissingValuesReference overrides the content of this attribute.

BlankIsMissingValue

boolean

0..1

When value is true a blank or empty variable content should be treated as a missing value. Use of MissingValuesReference is preferred.

ClassificationLevelCode

CodeValueType

0..1

Indicates the type of relationship, nominal, ordinal, interval, ratio, or continuous. Use where appropriate for the representation type. Valid values include: Nominal, Ordinal, Interval, Ratio, Continuous

Item Type Hierarchy

Relationships

The following identified item types reference this type.

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