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Sampling weights with value zero [message #30260]

Wed, 23 October 2024 17:17

albena
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Hi all,

I am using the sampling weights from the Pakistan 2006/2007 PR dataset. I am observing that around 55,000 of the household members have a sampling weight that is zero. I am very puzzled because this means that these observations are to be excluded from the analysis as their weight is zero. I also have another example with zero sampling weights, but this time in the IR file - Namibia 2013.

Could you clarify in what cases can the sampling weights in the PR and the IR file can be zero? And also how to handle these observations - should the sampling weights be set to a missing maybe? On this note, I was wondering whether from your experience there could be also missing sampling weights be it in the PR or the IR datafile?

Thank you!

Albena

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		Sampling weights with value zero By: albena on Wed, 23 October 2024 17:17
		Re: Sampling weights with value zero By: Bridgette-DHS on Thu, 24 October 2024 15:03
		Re: Sampling weights with value zero By: albena on Fri, 25 October 2024 11:28
		Re: Sampling weights with value zero By: Bridgette-DHS on Fri, 25 October 2024 12:57

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