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weighting

weighting

9 6.8
A number given to each item to show how important it is in a calculation
  • noun
  • /ˈweɪtɪŋ/
  • Specialized
translation icon : ponderación
  • For example, a composite indicator will, of necessity, require weighting of various component measures.
  • weighting factor
  • statistical weighting
  • weighting scheme

Utility is a concave weighting of dollars, OK.

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Examples

  • So it's important to get these weightings right, and if they go wrong, very bad things will happen.

  • Note that this weighting is applied in Tables 1 and 2 for descriptive purposes.

    Academic text (2011)
  • Second, and along the same lines, is the issue of item weighting.

    Academic text (2012)
  • Within these categories, there is a definite weighting towards working directly with students.

    Academic text (1999)
  • In fall 2016, the grade weightings were adjusted slightly.

    Academic text (2017)
  • The Final Business Plan (20%) and Group Participation (20%) grade components and weighting remained unchanged.

    Academic text (2017)
  • Also, if weightings are assigned, do the experts have a strong rationale for these weightings?

    Academic text (2012)
  • Each scale was constructed by standardizing, equally weighting, and combining the respective items selected through factor analytic procedures.

    Academic text (1999)
  • The descriptive statistics and univariate F-ratios, as adjusted by the weighting factor, are displayed in Table 1.

    Academic text (1990)
  • In this study, a careful weighting of the survey results helped us understand which factors were most important.

Synonyms

weight
vsweighting
  • Specialized
233 3.8

A number that shows how important something is in a calculation or model

is the statistical assigned coefficient that reflects relative influence in a dataset

Antonyms

unweighted
  • Specialized
1 4.7

Data or results shown without giving some items more importance

How Weighted

weighting
  • Specialized
9 6.8
unweighting
  • Specialized
7.9

Surface Forms

weighting singular
weightings plural

Morphology

weighting = weight (transparent) = weight + ing

Standard deverbal noun formation from 'weight' + '-ing', indicating the act or result of assigning weights; the statistical meaning is a direct extension.

Etymology

Weighting comes from the simple idea of weight, which means 'how heavy' something is, and from weigh meaning 'to put on a scale'. Picture putting a heavier stone on one side so it counts more. So, in statistics a weighting is a number that makes some items count more or less in a result.