Quantitative Data Release History

This page displays the release history for the Quantitative Data schema. Each release contains a set of changes, which are documented below. Each change describes what was changed, why, and links to one or more relevant Github issues.

June 2026 QData Release (20260626) (Current Release)

This is the June 2026 QData release.

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qdata:Observation View Term History: JSON Turtle

Change:

dct:description: Added Fixed values for relevant independent variables may be indicated as points in a qdata:Dimension using the qdata:atPoint property. The value(s) observed for the dependent variable may be provided using several properties depending on the nature of the observation.
rdfs:comment: Added Numeric value or category observed for a metric.
rdfs:comment: Removed
en-US Data within a dataset defined by specific values for all relevant dimensions and associated with measured values.

Reason:

en-US Clarify and allow observations of categoric data.

https://github.com/CredentialEngine/Schema-Development/issues/1064

qdata:observedCategory View Term History: JSON Turtle

Change:

vs:term_status: Added vs:unstable
dct:description: Added
en-US Used when the metric involves observation of categoric data, for example indicating an observation of which Industry or Occupation is the most common destination after completing study.
rdfs:comment: Added
en-US Indicates the entity identified through an observation as meeting the metric criteria.
schema:domainIncludes: Added qdata:Observation
rdfs:label: Added
en-US Observed Category
schema:rangeIncludes: Added rdfs:Resource