Definition

Object

Group

Definition

Explanatory Text

Synonyms

Population

Concepts

The total membership of a defined class of people, objects or events.

A Population is used to describe the total membership of a group of people, objects or events based on characteristics, e.g. time and geographic boundaries.

Here are 3 examples – 
1. US adult persons on 13 November 1956
2. US computer companies at the end of 2012 
3. Universities in the US 1 January 2011.

 

 

Attributes

Name

Description

Cardinality

Value Type

Name

 

0..1

Text

Description

 

0..1

Text

Reference PeriodThe time period to which the population is associated0..1DateRange
GeographyThe geographical area to which the population is associated0..1Text