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Re: [Gnumed-devel] Measurement groups
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Karsten Hilbert |
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Re: [Gnumed-devel] Measurement groups |
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Tue, 9 Jul 2013 14:07:35 +0200 |
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On Fri, Jul 05, 2013 at 07:44:01AM +0000, Jim Busser wrote:
> When inputting a measurement, the english term "Group" is used in two
> different contexts:
>
> 1) the term under which a praxis chooses to "pre-associate" two or more
> tests, as in
>
> Group by panel
>
> which can then determine the relative positioning among measurements (see in
> upper portion of the background of the screenshot), and
>
>
> 2) the reference group the normal range for this value pertains to (see
> bottom field of the dialog, in the foreground of the screenshot)
>
>
>
> To better disambiguate the second context, I would suggest that
>
> Group
>
> be replaced by
>
> Norm
>
> which is both a noun (a designated standard of average performance of people
> of a given age, background, etc) and a verb (which is to create such a
> reference "normal" or, in the case of a target range, the reference target
> group)
>
> The tooltip would then become
>
> The reference group which the above normal – or target – range describes.
Karsten
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