Weighting (Noun)
Meaning
(statistics) a coefficient assigned to elements of a frequency distribution in order to represent their relative importance.
Classification
Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure.
Examples
- The researcher applied a weighting to the survey responses to ensure that the sample was representative of the population.
- The company uses weighting to adjust the importance of different metrics when evaluating employee performance.
- The economist applied a weighting to the different sectors of the economy to calculate the overall inflation rate.
- The market researcher used weighting to adjust the sample data to reflect the proportional representation of different demographic groups.
- The formula for calculating the weighted average includes a weighting factor that takes into account the variability of the data points.