Specifies the rationale for creating a concept group. DDI 3.2 A brief textual description of the reason for which a concept group was formed. Supports the use of an external controlled vocabulary. Module Name Element Name conceptualcomponent TypeOfConceptGroup DDI 2.5 DDI-Codebook (DDI 2.5 and all previous DDI versions) does not include an element that would support this controlled vocabulary. Element Number in DDI 2.1 Element/Attribute Name Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ http://i.creativecommons.org/l/by-sa/3.0/80x15.png Copyright © DDI Alliance http://www.ddialliance.org/ 2015 TypeOfConceptGroup Type of Concept Group 1.0 urn:ddi-cv:TypeOfConceptGroup urn:ddi-cv:TypeOfConceptGroup:1.0 http://www.ddialliance.org/Specification/DDI-CV/TypeOfConceptGroup_1.0_Genericode1.0_DDI-CVProfile1.0.xml http://www.ddialliance.org/Specification/DDI-CV/TypeOfConceptGroup_1.0.html http://www.ddialliance.org/Specification/DDI-CV/TypeOfConceptGroup_1.0_InputSheet_Excel2003.xls DDI Alliance The Alliance for the Data Documentation Initiative DDI Code Value of the Code Term Descriptive Term of the Code Definition Definition of the Code CodeKey The unique identification of each item in a code list. Administrative Administrative A concept group created for administrative purposes, for instance for subsetting or reorganizing data. Thematic Thematic A concept group created to bring together concepts reflecting the same general theme, or topic; for example, a group called "Trust" can include trust in institutions, trust in government, as well as interpersonal trust. Other Other Use when the type of concept group is known, but not found in the list.