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Enum: ComparisonObjectiveEnum

The objective of a between-group comparison, particularly in the design of controlled trials

URI: valuesets:ComparisonObjectiveEnum

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Permissible Values

Value Title Meaning Description
SUPERIORITY superiority testing STATO:0000718 Comparison intended to show that the difference in effects exceeds a prespecified threshold of meaningful benefit
NON_INFERIORITY non-inferiority testing STATO:0000716 Comparison intended to show that any difference in effects lies below a prespecified threshold of meaningful harm
EQUIVALENCE equivalence testing STATO:0000717 Comparison intended to show that the absolute difference in effects is smaller than a prespecified threshold

Slots

Name Description
comparison_objective The objective of a between-group comparison in a controlled trial

Identifier and Mapping Information

Schema Source

  • from schema: https://w3id.org/valuesets

LinkML Source

name: ComparisonObjectiveEnum
instantiates:
- valuesets_meta:ValueSetEnumDefinition
description: The objective of a between-group comparison, particularly in the design
  of controlled trials
title: Comparison Objective
from_schema: https://w3id.org/valuesets
contributors:
- orcid:0000-0002-6601-2165
- https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code
status: DRAFT
rank: 1000
permissible_values:
  SUPERIORITY:
    text: SUPERIORITY
    description: Comparison intended to show that the difference in effects exceeds
      a prespecified threshold of meaningful benefit
    meaning: STATO:0000718
    title: superiority testing
  NON_INFERIORITY:
    text: NON_INFERIORITY
    description: Comparison intended to show that any difference in effects lies below
      a prespecified threshold of meaningful harm
    meaning: STATO:0000716
    title: non-inferiority testing
  EQUIVALENCE:
    text: EQUIVALENCE
    description: Comparison intended to show that the absolute difference in effects
      is smaller than a prespecified threshold
    meaning: STATO:0000717
    title: equivalence testing