data preparation process
IRI: https://spec.industrialontologies.org/ontology/construct/DataPreparationProcess
Defined In: https://spec.industrialontologies.org/ontology/biopharma/Statistics/
SubClass Of: computing process
Class Hierarchy
owl:Thing › bfo:entity › bfo:occurrent › bfo:process › planned process › computing process › data preparation process
Definition
computing process in which input data are cleaned, organized, or otherwise transformed to make them suitable for subsequent analysis or use
Explanatory Notes
Data preparation involves applying one or more data transformations to convert raw or heterogeneous data into a consistent, usable form. It typically includes steps such as handling missing values, correcting errors, standardizing formats, or restructuring data for analysis, integration, or reporting.
Examples
- removing duplicate records from analytical data; converting measurement results to common units; harmonizing timestamps from equipment and laboratory systems; joining experimental-run metadata with analytical results; imputing missing observations according to a specified method; encoding categorical variables for statistical modeling; applying logarithmic transformations to skewed variables; standardizing variables before multivariate analysis
Primitive Class
This class is declared primitive and it does not have necessary and sufficient condiftions defined.
Primitive Rationale
There are insufficient constructs to create a set of necessary and sufficient conditions.
Formal Axioms
First-Order Logic Axioms
DataPreparationProcess(x) → ComputingProcess(x)
Semi-Formal Natural Language Axioms
if x is a ‘data preparation process’ then x is a ‘computing process’