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032    package org.opengis.metadata.quality;
033    
034    import java.util.Collection;
035    import javax.measure.unit.Unit;
036    import org.opengis.util.InternationalString;
037    import org.opengis.util.Record;
038    import org.opengis.util.RecordType;
039    import org.opengis.annotation.UML;
040    
041    import static org.opengis.annotation.Obligation.*;
042    import static org.opengis.annotation.Specification.*;
043    
044    
045    /**
046     * Information about the value (or set of values) obtained from applying a data quality measure.
047     *
048     * @author  Martin Desruisseaux (IRD)
049     * @author  Cory Horner (Refractions Research)
050     * @version 3.0
051     * @since   2.0
052     *
053     * @navassoc - - - Record
054     * @navassoc 1 - - RecordType
055     * @navassoc 1 - - Unit
056     */
057    @UML(identifier="DQ_QuantitativeResult", specification=ISO_19115)
058    public interface QuantitativeResult extends Result {
059        /**
060         * Quantitative value or values, content determined by the evaluation procedure used.
061         *
062         * @return Quantitative value or values.
063         */
064        @UML(identifier="value", obligation=MANDATORY, specification=ISO_19115)
065        Collection<? extends Record> getValues();
066    
067        /**
068         * Value type for reporting a data quality result, or {@code null} if none.
069         *
070         * @return Value type for reporting a data quality result, or {@code null}.
071         */
072        @UML(identifier="valueType", obligation=OPTIONAL, specification=ISO_19115)
073        RecordType getValueType();
074    
075        /**
076         * Value unit for reporting a data quality result, or {@code null} if none.
077         *
078         * @return Value unit for reporting a data quality result, or {@code null}.
079         */
080        @UML(identifier="valueUnit", obligation=MANDATORY, specification=ISO_19115)
081        Unit<?> getValueUnit();
082    
083        /**
084         * Statistical method used to determine the value, or {@code null} if none.
085         *
086         * @return Statistical method used to determine the value, or {@code null}.
087         */
088        @UML(identifier="errorStatistic", obligation=OPTIONAL, specification=ISO_19115)
089        InternationalString getErrorStatistic();
090    }