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Discover Ludwig"weighted average" is a correct and usable phrase in written English
It is a technical term used in mathematics and statistics to refer to a type of average which takes into account the relative importance of each quantity being averaged. For example, "The weighted average of the student's test grades was a B+."
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Weighted average
noun
An arithmetic mean of values biased according to agreed weightings.
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Weighted average index.
Weighted average maturity/duration: indicators of rate risk.
Weighted average diluted shares outstanding is expected to be approximately 122 million.
Weighted average was applied to replicate measures.
Weighted average is not the same as the mean.
(That is a weighted average).
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An automaker's CAFE number is a sales-weighted average of mileage for its light-vehicle fleet.
Equity Income's dollar-weighted average was 10.5%.
The price represents a 32percentt premium over Xoom's three-month volume-weighted average price.
And a premium of 33percentnt on Qualcomm's "unaffected 30-day volume-weighted average price".
This year's report covers some pretty arcane industry aspects in detail ("Population-Weighted Average Megahertz," anyone?).
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