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Re: Couple File [message #620 is a reply to message #278] Fri, 12 July 2013 17:31 Go to previous message
bsayer
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Location: Silver Spring Maryland
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A strictly correct statistical answer is the household weight, as it does not have the non-response adjustments that the male and female weights have. These adjustments may account for differing non-response of each partner and may be sub-optimal.

However, the male weight is usually fine.


Bryan Sayer
Statistician
Social & Scientific Systems, Inc.
 
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