Data collected on a resource or subject that reflects its current status and serves as a basis for future comparison.
Initial information on a program or program components collected prior to receipt of services or participation activities. Baseline data are often gathered through intake interviews and observations and are used later for comparing measures that determine changes in a program.
Baseline data such as attendance figures are collected before a change in conditions that affect the data ( e.g. a new marketing strategy) is implemented so that the effectiveness of the new strategy can be measured by comparing the data collected after the change is applied with the baseline data.
Information collected to comprise a reference set for comparison with data collected at a later time; used to interpret changes over time usually after some condition has been changed.
Initial collection of data to establish a basis for comparison, evaluation and target setting.
The set of conditions existing at the outset of a program. Periodic comparisons to the baseline state can determine progress, or lack thereof.
1. The set of data collected on a specific patient or set of patients prior to randomization.