Closed dustymc closed 6 years ago
For collections with legacy data scattered in disparate sources (catalog tags on specimens, catalog books, field notebooks, etc.) the values "not recorded" vs "recorded as unknown" vs "unknown" can be useful as a proxy of transcription effort. When I see "not recorded" I read that as "don't bother looking" whereas if I see "unknown" then I begrudgingly go on a wild goose chase depending on who wants to know the sex and how important it is. I'd be fine with nixing "unknown," but I do not see "not recorded" as equivalent to NULL.
I agree that sexes mixed should be two attributes of "male" and "female."
I agree with Erica, and I would propose keeping the following:
not recorded: There is data in the form of a label or field notes, and there is no mention of sex.
recorded as unknown: There are data in the form of a label or field notes, and these indicate that the examiner was unable to determine the sex.
and unknown = NULL
select
guid_prefix,
count(*) c
from
cataloged_item,
collection,
attributes
where
cataloged_item.collection_object_id=attributes.collection_object_id and
cataloged_item.collection_id=collection.collection_id and
ATTRIBUTE_TYPE='sex' and
ATTRIBUTE_value='sexes mixed'
group by guid_prefix
14 ;
GUID_PREFIX C
------------------------------------------------------------ ----------
CHAS:Ento 97
HWML:Para 361
MSB:Para 12
select
guid_prefix,
count(*) c
from
cataloged_item,
collection,
attributes
where
cataloged_item.collection_object_id=attributes.collection_object_id and
cataloged_item.collection_id=collection.collection_id and
ATTRIBUTE_TYPE='sex' and
ATTRIBUTE_value='in copula'
group by guid_prefix
14 ;
GUID_PREFIX C
------------------------------------------------------------ ----------
MSB:Para 2
@droberts49
Agree, except "in copula" should also be added to "reproductive data" attribute.
Yes, I think we should specify 'male and female' rather than 'sexes mixed' and agree with Mariel's suggestion for the reproductive information.
Dawn
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Agree, except "in copula" should also be added to "reproductive data" attribute.
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in copula
It's only http://arctos.database.museum/guid/MSB:Para:171 and it's there twice for some reason. I fixed it manually.
I cleaned up "sexes mixed."
http://arctos.database.museum/info/ctDocumentation.cfm?table=CTSEX_CDE
I don't understand the use case for various flavors of "we don't know" in sex. Can we either elaborate in the documentation or eliminate some/all of these?
"not recorded" and "unknown" look like NULL (absence of a "sex" attribute) to me.
"sexes mixed" seems better recorded as "male" + "female" determinations (and doesn't limit the determination to "both" - I think many organisms typically cataloged as lots have more complexity than that).
"We looked and still can't tell" does seem useful, but I'm not sure why that would be dependent on the presence of "a label or field notes."
Help!
not recorded: There is data in the form of a label or field notes, and there is no mention of sex.
recorded as unknown: There are data in the form of a label or field notes, and these indicate that the examiner was unable to determine the sex.
sexes mixed: Lot contains individuals of both sexes.
unknown: There are no data in the form of a label or field notes. That is, no determination, or attempted determination is available.