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to reweight

to reweight

7.2
To change how much each part of the data counts in a model
  • verb
  • /ˌriːˈweɪt/
  • Specialized
translation icon : reponderar
  • Nevertheless, the qualitative results are similar if we reweight the observations to match the distribution of characteristics at the national level (not reported).

Examples

  • It seems that the Tribune has admitted requesting that the pollster reweight the results of a poll when the outcome displeased the newspaper, asking to increase the weighting for Democrats, which they felt were undersampled.

    Blog text (23)
  • This finding suggests the need either to reweight some factors in the current scoring system or to add other factors to the algorithms.

    Academic text (1995)
  • We used propensity score weighting to reweight treatment and comparison observations so that they would be representative of the population of interest.

    Academic text (2011)
  • First, it would seem appropriate to reweight project evaluation processes by reducing overemphasis on technical solutions and then attend to social considerations more thoroughly.

    Academic text (2011)
  • This strategy of reweighting localization cues is entirely unconscious.

    Academic text (1999)
  • Another interesting alternative is the lasso technique, Bregman iterations, the FIST algorithm, or iteratively reweighted cursive l1-norm minimization.

    Academic text (2016)
  • Researchers decided to reweight the data to ensure a more accurate representation of the sample population.

  • To improve the accuracy of our analysis, we will reweight the variables based on the new findings.

  • The team must reweight the criteria used for judging projects to prioritize sustainability over cost.

Synonyms

to reweigh
vsto reweight
3.3

To measure how heavy something is again

assigns new numerical weights in data or statistical analysis

How Much

to reweight
  • Specialized
7.2
to reassign
  • Specialized
2 4.2
to adjust
317 2.7
tweak
28 3.9

Surface Forms

reweight infinitive
reweighting present participle
reweights third person singular
reweighted past
reweighted past participle

Morphology

reweight = weight (transparent) = re + weight

The meaning is a straightforward repetition or renewal of the action 'weight', namely assigning weights again or anew.

Etymology

The word reweight comes from the prefix re- meaning 'again' and the word weight, which means how heavy or how important something is. So, to reweight is to 'weigh again' or to give new importance to items, for example changing the numbers used in a data model.