Table Index

ExperimentalFactor


Represents MAGE Class ExperimentalFactor
ExperimentFactors are the dependent variables of an experiment (e.g. time, glucose concentration, ...).

Columns

Column MySQL Type Oracle Type Nullable Description
WID BIGINT NUMBER No Warehouse identifier for this entity
DataSetWID BIGINT NUMBER No Reference to the data set from which the entity came from
Identifier VARCHAR VARCHAR2(255) Yes MAGE attribute Identifiable.identifier
An identifier is an unambiguous string that is unique within the scope (i.e. a document, a set of related documents, or a repository) of its use.
Name VARCHAR VARCHAR2(255) Yes MAGE attribute Identifiable.name
The potentially ambiguous common identifier.
ExperimentDesign BIGINT NUMBER Yes Represents 1..n association between ExperimentDesign and ExperimentalFactor
The description of the factors (TimeCourse, Dosage, etc.) that group the BioAssays.
ExperimentalFactor_Category BIGINT NUMBER Yes Represents 1..1 association between ExperimentalFactor and OntologyEntry
The category of an ExperimentalFactor could be biological (time, [glucose]) or a methodological factor (differing cDNA preparation protocols).

Referenced By

Table Column
FactorValue ExperimentalFactor
FactorValue ExperimentalFactor2

Other Constraints

None.

Indexes

Name Columns
ExperimentalFactor1 DataSetWID
ExperimentalFactor2 Identifier
ExperimentalFactor3 Name
ExperimentalFactor4 ExperimentDesign
ExperimentalFactor5 ExperimentalFactor_Category