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weighting data [message #30345] Sun, 10 November 2024 04:01 Go to next message
Hejie Wang is currently offline  Hejie Wang
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I have a question about new weights for merged surveys, my idea is to multiply the proportion of each survey to the merged file by the weight of that observation (wt), is this the right thing to do?

This R code is here:
data$wt<-data$v005/100000
survey_counts <- table(data$v000)
total_samples <- nrow(data)
survey_proportions <- survey_counts / total_samples
data$survey_proportion <- survey_proportions[data$v000]

Can you give me some advice about this weighting?

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Re: weighting data [message #30351 is a reply to message #30345] Mon, 11 November 2024 14:09 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Bridgette-DHS is currently offline  Bridgette-DHS
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All of your questions have been asked and answered earlier on the forum.

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Re: weighting data [message #31256 is a reply to message #30345] Wed, 06 August 2025 04:21 Go to previous message
farmflamingo is currently offline  farmflamingo
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Surveys are really important to deliver engaging experiences and outreach. Research to make changes and adjustments accordingly.

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