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Re: Confusion re: "Numbers in parentheses are based on 25-49 unweighted cases" [message #2879 is a reply to message #2873]

Fri, 05 September 2014 14:42

Bridgette-DHS
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Registered: February 2013

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Following is a response from Senior Data processing Specialist, Ladys Ortiz:

I'm assuming that you are confused, because you don't quite understand the concept of "weighted" and "unweighted" cases. The Guide to DHS Statistics, states that: "Sampling weights are adjustment factors applied to each case in tabulations to adjust for differences in probability of selection and interview between cases in a sample, either due to design or happenstance".

The table you are analyzing is definitely correct. The estimate for "age in months: <6" is in parentheses because it's based on 48 cases UNWEIGHTED/51 cases weighted. The estimate for the "Division: Barisal", is not in parentheses because it is based on 63 cases UNWEIGHTED/33 weighted.

Please note that we do not generally include unweighted cases in the DHS reports.

[Updated on: Fri, 05 September 2014 14:42]

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		Confusion re: "Numbers in parentheses are based on 25-49 unweighted cases" By: ABLR on Thu, 04 September 2014 14:14
		Re: Confusion re: "Numbers in parentheses are based on 25-49 unweighted cases" By: Bridgette-DHS on Fri, 05 September 2014 14:42
		Re: Confusion re: "Numbers in parentheses are based on 25-49 unweighted cases" By: ABLR on Fri, 05 September 2014 14:51

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