Description
Descriptive observed diary range on explicit scale bounds, without a mood-disorder indicator or a threshold.
Research questionnaires and interview records distinguish answered, declined, omitted, unpresented, and inapplicable items. Timing and support annotations also affect their denominators. A completeness measure or scale transformation describes those records without establishing an instrument score or a mental-health assessment.
Descriptive observed diary range on explicit scale bounds, without a mood-disorder indicator or a threshold.
When to use this tool
Use Mood Diary Within Day Range Term when you need the particular completeness, timing, polarity, or bookkeeping term for supplied research and interview records.
How to use the tool and how it works
- Enter ratings, minimumScale, maximumScale. Use the units and conventions below.
- Run the tool. Correct any format, range, or cross-field input error before interpreting the output.
- Read minimum, maximum, range, scaleNormalizedRange. Use the output convention below.
Return minimum and maximum supplied ratings, their range, and scaleNormalizedRange=range/(maximumScale-minimumScale). Require nonempty ratings within ordered distinct scale bounds.1
| Input field | Meaning and units | Accepted input |
|---|---|---|
| ratings | Ratings | Required. Array of finite number; maximum items 256. |
| minimumScale | Minimum Scale | Required. Finite number. |
| maximumScale | Maximum Scale | Required. Finite number. |
| Output field | Interpretation | Returned shape |
|---|---|---|
| minimum | Minimum | Required. Finite number. |
| maximum | Maximum | Required. Finite number. |
| range | Range | Required. Finite number. |
| scaleNormalizedRange | Scale Normalized Range | Required. Finite number. |
{
"input": {
"ratings": [
2,
5,
3
],
"minimumScale": 1,
"maximumScale": 7
},
"output": {
"minimum": 2,
"maximum": 5,
"range": 3,
"scaleNormalizedRange": 0.5
}
}Limitations and assumptions
- This describes within-list dispersion, not mood instability, diagnosis, or clinically meaningful change. Scale validity, observation timing, missing entries, and response context are not assessed.
- The field tables state structural bounds; the mechanics also specify cross-field constraints. Malformed inputs and unsupported domains cause errors. A successful false flag, empty branch value, or zero placeholder has the meaning stated above and is distinct from an input error.
- Numeric calculations use binary floating point unless exact decimal-integer arithmetic is explicitly stated. No hidden measurement tolerance or decimal rounding is added; nonfinite or out-of-contract results are rejected. Signed zero is exported as zero.
Alternative or Complementary methods
Use the relevant validated instrument and its documented missing-response and scoring procedures when the task requires an assessment. Verify research annotations and timing before combining record terms.
References
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