In a clinical research trial, a group of study participants or patients.

A group of individuals who share a common trait, such as birth year. In medicine, a cohort is a group that is part of a clinical trial or study and is observed over a period of time.

Component of the population born during a particular period and identified by period of birth so that its characteristics (such as causes of death and numbers still living) can be ascertained as it en [..]

A group of people sharing a common temporal demographic experience who are observed through time. For example, the birth cohort of 1900 is the people born in that year. There are also marriage cohorts, school class cohorts, and so forth.

a group of people having approximately the same age The current cohort of college students is, as many have pointed out, the first truly digital generation. — Washington Post (Dec 1, 2011)

Definition Group of persons who jointly experience a series of events over a period of time. A school cohort is defined as a group of pupils who enter the first grade of a given cycle in the same scho [..]

A cohort is a group of persons who experience a certain event in a specified period of time. For example, the birth cohort of 1985 would be the people born in that year.

early 15c., "company of soldiers," from Middle French cohorte (14c.) and directly from Latin cohortem (nominative cohors) "enclosure," meaning extended to "infantry company&qu [..]

1. (consumer behavior definition) A fellow consumer or group of consumers grouped along some variable. For example, age cohort would be a group of consumers of approximately the same age. 2. (marketing research definition) An aggregate of individuals who experience the same event within the same time interval.

A group of individuals with some characteristics in common.

Large sample of students defined for a longitudinal study. Example: The first-year students of 1981 constitute a cohort.

A cohort in the BLS National Longitudinal Surveys (NLS) program is a group of people, defined by year of birth, that make up a particular study. For example, the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth [..]

A group.

A group of persons with a common characteristic or set of characteristics. Typically, the group is followed for a specified period of time to determine the incidence of a disorder or complications of an established disorder (prognosis).

A group (of students) who share the same learning experience, for example because they entered the same programme of study at the same university in the same year.

All individuals born within a particular time period.

Essentially, cohort refers to people who are approximately the same age. When researchers conduct different types of studies (for example, developmental/cross sectional studies), they use cohorts to s [..]

All individuals of a species hatched or born during a certain time period

Definition - A cohort is a group of students that starts and completes a degree or certificate program together.

A group of people sharing a common demographic experience who are observed through time. For example, all the people born in the same year constitute a birth cohort. All the people married in the same [..]

A group of individuals identified by a common characteristic, which is studied over a period of time as part of a scientific investigation.

Persons who share something in common, usually being born in the same year or time period.

Direct loans obligated or loan guarantees committed by a program in the same year even if disbursements occur in subsequent years. Post-1992 direct loans or loan guarantees will remain with their original cohort throughout the life of the loan, even if the loan is modified. Pre-1992 loans and loan guarantees that are modified shall each, respective [..]

A group of learners who participate in a class together. Learners who are in the same cohort can communicate and share experiences in private discussions. Cohorts are an optional feature of courses on [..]

(n) a company of companions or supporters(n) a band of warriors (originally a unit of a Roman Legion)(n) a group of people having approximately the same age

A group of people used in a study who have something (such as lupus) in common.

See student cohort.

A student cohort is defined as the group of students that commences a particular course of study with a HEP in a particular year. For example a student cohort can be defined as: all Bachelor of Arts students who commence that course of study in 2012 with a Higher Education Provider; all Diploma of Management students who commenced that course of st [..]

A cohort is a group of students that move together through an educational program. Cohorts allow a small number of learners, usually starting courses at the same time, to take a group of core classes [..]

A cohort is a group of students, such as a group of student borrowers who entered repayment on their loans at the same time or a group of students who enrolled in college for the first time in a parti [..]

(see Age Class)

Generically, a population subgroup homogeneous over specified characteristics. In demographic models, a cohort is usually defined by age and gender. In cohort component models, cohort-specific birth, [..]

The term cohort refers to a set of individuals who are treated as a group. In education, a cohort of students start a degree or certificate program at the same time and are in the program together throughout their degree. These students may be together for a year or more.

A group of students that commences a particular program of study in a particular year.

— a particular group of people with something in common

A group of organisms spawned during a given period, usually within a year.

A set of targets in the same APOGEE field observed together for the same number of visits. A given APOGEE plate may have multiple cohorts on it.

a group of people who are followed over time as part of an epidemiological study.

A group of people who share a particular characteristic, for example, age or a medical condition. Participants for a clinical trial may be recruited from a particular cohort, such as pregnant women, children under 5 years old, or men infected with HIV. See Related Term(s): Clinical Trial Image(s): (Click to enlarge)

A group of candidates admitted at the same time, e.g., a class entering in a fall semester.

unit of infantry soldiers, legionary or auxiliary

A group of individuals or employers who share a common experience, such as a layoff.

Group of individuals used in a study that have a statistical factor, such as age, in common.

A group of subjects who have shared a particular experience during a particular time span. In social gaming metrics, cohorts are used for analyzing retention. By organizing users in groups such as “everyone that visited on March 1st” and analyzing the percentage that revisit, you can determine what promotions are having the greatest effect.

A cohort or national population study refers to a group of Participants who share a common characteristic.

A cohort is a group of persons who share a common characteristic or experience within a defined period of time. Thus a birth cohort is formed by a group of people who were born on a day or in a partic [..]

A well-defined group of people who have had a common experience or exposure, who are then followed up for the incidence of new diseases or events, as in a cohort or prospective study. A group of peopl [..]

A group of people sharing a common demographic experience who are observed through time. For example, an age cohort, is a group of individuals who are the same age that are observed over time.

A group that shares the same characteristics among its members.

A group of individuals having statistical similarities in a demographic study.

A term used to designate one group among many in a study. For example, "the first cohort" may be the first group to have participated in a training program.

A group of people with the same group membership, such as all people born in 1980, or all people married between 1990-1995. Examining people based on cohorts allows demographers to view changes in that specific group over time, and to compare multiple cohorts at different life stages.

A group of individuals, identified by a common characteristic.

Those direct loans obligated or loan guarantees committed by a program in the same year even if disbursements occur in subsequent years. Post-FY1991 direct loans or loan guarantees will remain with th [..]

A sub-population going through some specified stage in a process. The term is often applied to describe a population of persons going through some life stage, like a first year in a new school.

A cohort is a unit of Roman soldiers around five hundred men strong.

A group of Bright Futures recipients identified by their year of high school graduation

Often referenced when referring to student loan default rates. A cohort is simply a group of people tied together by certain characteristics. For student loans, that may mean students who attended a p [..]

A specific group of students established for tracking purposes, such as first-time first-year students or transfer students entering in a specific semester, or doctoral students entering in a specific academic year. For graduation and retention rate reporting, persons may be removed from a cohort if they left the institution for one of the followin [..]

Borrowers who enter repayment in a given fiscal year.

A PeopleSoft Admissions enrollment management term for the highest of the three level classification structure that you define. You can define a cohort level, link it to other levels, and set enrollme [..]

In education, a group of people working together through the same academic program.  Usually refers to teachers working through teachers colleges, but can refer to group of students who work through a curriculum together to achieve the same academic degree together. A cohort forms when the students begin the curriculum and typically does not admit [..]