study design objective

IRI: https://spec.industrialontologies.org/ontology/construct/StudyDesignObjective

Defined In: https://spec.industrialontologies.org/ontology/biopharma/DesignOfExperiments/

SubClass Of: objective specification

Class Hierarchy

owl:Thing › bfo:entity › bfo:continuant › bfo:generically dependent continuant › information content entity › objective specification › study design objective

Direct subclasses:

• study design optimization objective
• study design robustness testing objective
• study design screening objective

Definition

objective specification that prescribes the purpose of a study design in relation to its declared variables

Explanatory Notes

A study design objective defines what the study is intended to accomplish, such as identifying influential factors, determining optimal conditions, or verifying process robustness. It provides the rationale for selecting the design type, factors, ranges, and responses, ensuring that the experimental structure aligns with the intended analytical or process-development goal.

Examples

• objective to determine which process parameters significantly influence product yield

Primitive Class

This class is declared primitive and it does not have necessary and sufficient condiftions defined.

Primitive Rationale

There are insufficient constructs to determine a set of necessary and sufficient conditions

Formal Axioms

First-Order Logic Axioms

StudyDesignObjective(x) → ObjectiveSpecification(x) ∧ ∃y(continuantPartOfAtAllTimes(x, y) ∧ StudyDesign(y))

Semi-Formal Natural Language Axioms

if x is a ‘study design objective’ then x is an ‘objective specification’ and x is a ‘continuant part of at all times’ some ‘study design’

Description Logic

constr:StudyDesignObjective ⊑ constr:ObjectiveSpecification

constr:StudyDesignObjective ⊑ ∃ bfo:continuant_part_of_at_all_times .bfo:None

SubClassOf: constr:ObjectiveSpecification

SubClassOf: bfo:continuant_part_of_at_all_times some bfo:None