weighting
weighting Lexical Profile
weighting Game Scores & Validity
• noun
A numerical factor or level of relative importance assigned to an item in a statistical calculation, index, or evaluation.
"The final exam carries a fifty percent weighting toward the overall course grade."
British An additional financial allowance paid to employees working in areas with a high cost of living, such as London.
"Teachers working in the capital receive an inner London weighting on top of their base salary."
• verb
To assign a statistical weight or relative importance to a value or factor in a calculation.
"The researchers are weighting the survey responses to ensure the sample accurately reflects the national population."
To attach a heavy object to something in order to hold it down or balance it.
"The stagehands were busy weighting the base of the backdrop stands with sandbags."