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Class: StatisticalAnalysis

Information describing the statistical analysis of behavioral data, including statistical tests, models, significance criteria, multiple-testing corrections, and other methods used to evaluate experimental outcomes.

URI: BeStMeta:StatisticalAnalysis

 classDiagram
    class StatisticalAnalysis
    click StatisticalAnalysis href "../StatisticalAnalysis/"
      StatisticalAnalysis : confidence_interval_level

      StatisticalAnalysis : effect_size_measure

      StatisticalAnalysis : multiple_testing_correction

      StatisticalAnalysis : sample_size_analysis

      StatisticalAnalysis : significance_level

      StatisticalAnalysis : statistical_models

      StatisticalAnalysis : statistical_software_name

      StatisticalAnalysis : statistical_software_version

      StatisticalAnalysis : statistical_tests

      StatisticalAnalysis : statistics_notes

Slots

Name Cardinality and Range Description Inheritance
statistical_software_name 0..1 recommended
String		 Name of the software used for statistical analysis. direct
statistical_software_version 0..1 recommended
String		 Version string of the software used for statistical analysis. direct
statistical_tests * recommended
String		 Statistical tests applied to behavioral endpoints for hypothesis testing or inference. direct
statistical_models * recommended
String		 Statistical models used to analyse behavioral endpoints. direct
multiple_testing_correction 0..1 recommended
String		 Procedure used to correct for multiple comparisons (if more than one hypothesis was tested). Include the name of the method and any parameters (e.g., false‑discovery‑rate level). direct
significance_level 0..1 recommended
Float		 Significance threshold used for hypothesis testing (e.g., alpha). direct
effect_size_measure * recommended
String		 Effect size measure reported to quantify the magnitude of observed effects or associations. direct
confidence_interval_level * recommended
String		 Confidence interval reported for statistical results. direct
sample_size_analysis * recommended
String		 Sample size or power analysis method, software, or justification used before the study. direct
statistics_notes 0..1
String		 Free-text notes on the statistical analysis not captured by structured fields. direct

Usages

used by used in type used
VTADataset statistical_analysis range StatisticalAnalysis

Identifier and Mapping Information

Schema Source

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

Mappings

Mapping Type Mapped Value
self BeStMeta:StatisticalAnalysis
native BeStMeta:StatisticalAnalysis

LinkML Source

Direct

name: StatisticalAnalysis
description: Information describing the statistical analysis of behavioral data, including
  statistical tests, models, significance criteria, multiple-testing corrections,
  and other methods used to evaluate experimental outcomes.
from_schema: https://w3id.org/bestmeta/schema
slots:
- statistical_software_name
- statistical_software_version
- statistical_tests
- statistical_models
- multiple_testing_correction
- significance_level
- effect_size_measure
- confidence_interval_level
- sample_size_analysis
- statistics_notes

Induced

name: StatisticalAnalysis
description: Information describing the statistical analysis of behavioral data, including
  statistical tests, models, significance criteria, multiple-testing corrections,
  and other methods used to evaluate experimental outcomes.
from_schema: https://w3id.org/bestmeta/schema
attributes:
  statistical_software_name:
    name: statistical_software_name
    description: Name of the software used for statistical analysis.
    notes:
    - Use a software/package name rather than a software class or workflow.
    examples:
    - value: R
    - value: GraphPad Prism
    - value: SPSS
    - value: SAS
    - value: Stata
    from_schema: https://w3id.org/bestmeta/schema
    exact_mappings:
    - AFR:0002802
    rank: 1000
    owner: StatisticalAnalysis
    domain_of:
    - StatisticalAnalysis
    range: string
    required: false
    recommended: true
  statistical_software_version:
    name: statistical_software_version
    description: Version string of the software used for statistical analysis.
    from_schema: https://w3id.org/bestmeta/schema
    exact_mappings:
    - AFR:0001700
    rank: 1000
    owner: StatisticalAnalysis
    domain_of:
    - StatisticalAnalysis
    range: string
    required: false
    recommended: true
  statistical_tests:
    name: statistical_tests
    description: Statistical tests applied to behavioral endpoints for hypothesis
      testing or inference.
    notes:
    - Multiple tests may be listed if different endpoints were analysed with different
      methods.
    examples:
    - value: Student's t-test
    - value: Mann-Whitney U test
    - value: one-way ANOVA
    - value: two-way ANOVA
    - value: repeated-measures ANOVA
    - value: Kruskal-Wallis test
    - value: Wilcoxon signed-rank test
    - value: Chi-square test
    from_schema: https://w3id.org/bestmeta/schema
    exact_mappings:
    - NCIT:C53228
    rank: 1000
    owner: StatisticalAnalysis
    domain_of:
    - StatisticalAnalysis
    range: string
    required: false
    recommended: true
    multivalued: true
  statistical_models:
    name: statistical_models
    description: Statistical models used to analyse behavioral endpoints.
    examples:
    - value: linear mixed-effects model
    - value: generalized linear model
    - value: generalized additive model
    - value: Cox proportional hazards model
    - value: logistic regression
    from_schema: https://w3id.org/bestmeta/schema
    exact_mappings:
    - STATO:0000107
    rank: 1000
    owner: StatisticalAnalysis
    domain_of:
    - StatisticalAnalysis
    range: string
    required: false
    recommended: true
    multivalued: true
  multiple_testing_correction:
    name: multiple_testing_correction
    description: Procedure used to correct for multiple comparisons (if more than
      one hypothesis was tested).  Include the name of the method and any parameters
      (e.g., false‑discovery‑rate level).
    examples:
    - value: Benjamini‑Hochberg FDR (q = 0.05)
    - value: Bonferroni (α / n = 0.001)
    from_schema: https://w3id.org/bestmeta/schema
    exact_mappings:
    - OBI:0200089
    rank: 1000
    owner: StatisticalAnalysis
    domain_of:
    - StatisticalAnalysis
    range: string
    required: false
    recommended: true
  significance_level:
    name: significance_level
    description: Significance threshold used for hypothesis testing (e.g., alpha).
    examples:
    - value: '0.05'
    - value: '0.01'
    from_schema: https://w3id.org/bestmeta/schema
    exact_mappings:
    - NCIT:C41265
    rank: 1000
    owner: StatisticalAnalysis
    domain_of:
    - StatisticalAnalysis
    range: float
    required: false
    recommended: true
    minimum_value: 0
    maximum_value: 1
  effect_size_measure:
    name: effect_size_measure
    description: Effect size measure reported to quantify the magnitude of observed
      effects or associations.
    examples:
    - value: Cohen's d
    - value: Hedges' g
    - value: eta-squared
    - value: partial eta-squared
    - value: odds ratio
    - value: Pearson's r
    - value: Spearman's rho
    from_schema: https://w3id.org/bestmeta/schema
    close_mappings:
    - NCIT:C209463
    rank: 1000
    owner: StatisticalAnalysis
    domain_of:
    - StatisticalAnalysis
    range: string
    required: false
    recommended: true
    multivalued: true
  confidence_interval_level:
    name: confidence_interval_level
    description: Confidence interval reported for statistical results.
    examples:
    - value: 95% CI
    from_schema: https://w3id.org/bestmeta/schema
    exact_mappings:
    - STATO:0000196
    rank: 1000
    owner: StatisticalAnalysis
    domain_of:
    - StatisticalAnalysis
    range: string
    required: false
    recommended: true
    multivalued: true
  sample_size_analysis:
    name: sample_size_analysis
    description: Sample size or power analysis method, software, or justification
      used before the study.
    examples:
    - value: power analysis in G*Power
    - value: calculated using alpha=0.05 and power=0.8
    from_schema: https://w3id.org/bestmeta/schema
    exact_mappings:
    - NCIT:C115467
    rank: 1000
    owner: StatisticalAnalysis
    domain_of:
    - StatisticalAnalysis
    range: string
    required: false
    recommended: true
    multivalued: true
  statistics_notes:
    name: statistics_notes
    description: Free-text notes on the statistical analysis not captured by structured
      fields.
    from_schema: https://w3id.org/bestmeta/schema
    rank: 1000
    owner: StatisticalAnalysis
    domain_of:
    - StatisticalAnalysis
    range: string
    required: false