Thomas Beale wrote: > Philippe AMELINE wrote: > >> Hi Koray, >> >> Don't you think that "Null" is not a singularity (I mean an isolated >> point), but the extreme value of a linear cursor we could name >> "validity" or "confidence". >> >> To give a matter of fact example, I could say that : >> >> I can provide a value without any comment : I am confident in the >> quality level of the measurement process >> I can provide a value saying that an average (or poor) level of >> quality must be noticed when using this information >> I can decide not to provide a value and explain why > > > Hi Philippe, > > our analysis in GEHR/openEHR has always been that confidence are > null-flavour are two different things: > - null / data quality - indicates that some datum was not obtainable > - confidence is likelihood of being correct a datum is, in the opinion > of the health care professional (or maybe someone else); it can only > be set when there is a value
I should modify this: it is the likelihood of a datum (e.g. a certain level of blood sugar) indicating a particular problem or condition. - thomas - If you have any questions about using this list, please send a message to d.lloyd at openehr.org
