weighting
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Definition
- Noun:
- A coefficient assigned to elements: In statistics, a numerical factor assigned to items in a data set to adjust for their differing importance or influence in an overall calculation or average.
- An allowance or adjustment: A financial or other adjustment made to compensate for particular circumstances, such as a higher cost of living.
Usage and Examples
Noun (Statistical context):
- The survey results were adjusted using a complex weighting to ensure they accurately represented the population.
- Each data point is multiplied by its weighting before the final score is calculated.
Noun (Financial/Compensation context):
- Employees received a London weighting to offset the higher cost of living in the capital.
- The salary includes a geographical weighting.
Advanced Usage
"To apply a weighting": To use a specific coefficient or adjustment factor in a calculation.
- The researcher applied a weighting to the older data to account for demographic shifts.
"Differential weighting": Assigning different coefficients to different categories or groups.
- The model uses differential weighting for various risk factors.
Variants and Related Words
Weighted (adjective): Adjusted by applying a weighting.
- The final figure is a weighted average.
Weight (verb): To assign a weighting or to bias something.
- The sample was weighted by age and gender.
Synonyms
- Coefficient (in a mathematical/statistical context).
- Adjustment factor.
- Allowance (in a financial context).
Related Phrases
Weighting scheme: The system or set of rules used to assign weightings.
- The chosen weighting scheme significantly affected the outcome.
To give weighting to: To consider something as important or influential.
- The committee gave greater weighting to recent performance.
Noun
- (statistics) a coefficient assigned to elements of a frequency distribution in order to represent their relative importance