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  2. Weighted arithmetic mean - Wikipedia

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    The weighted arithmetic mean is similar to an ordinary arithmetic mean (the most common type of average), except that instead of each of the data points contributing equally to the final average, some data points contribute more than others.

  3. List of price index formulas - Wikipedia

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    The Marshall-Edgeworth index, credited to Marshall (1887) and Edgeworth (1925), [11] is a weighted relative of current period to base period sets of prices. This index uses the arithmetic average of the current and based period quantities for weighting. It is considered a pseudo-superlative formula and is symmetric. [12]

  4. Weight function - Wikipedia

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    The expected value of a random variable is the weighted average of the possible values it might take on, with the weights being the respective probabilities. More generally, the expected value of a function of a random variable is the probability-weighted average of the values the function takes on for each possible value of the random variable.

  5. Arithmetic mean - Wikipedia

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    A weighted average, or weighted mean, is an average in which some data points count more heavily than others in that they are given more weight in the calculation. [6] For example, the arithmetic mean of 3 {\displaystyle 3} and 5 {\displaystyle 5} is 3 + 5 2 = 4 {\displaystyle {\frac {3+5}{2}}=4} , or equivalently 3 ⋅ 1 2 + 5 ⋅ 1 2 = 4 ...

  6. Weighted geometric mean - Wikipedia

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    The second form above illustrates that the logarithm of the geometric mean is the weighted arithmetic mean of the logarithms of the individual values. If all the weights are equal, the weighted geometric mean simplifies to the ordinary unweighted geometric mean. [1]

  7. Inverse-variance weighting - Wikipedia

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    For normally distributed random variables inverse-variance weighted averages can also be derived as the maximum likelihood estimate for the true value. Furthermore, from a Bayesian perspective the posterior distribution for the true value given normally distributed observations and a flat prior is a normal distribution with the inverse-variance weighted average as a mean and variance ().

  8. Bayesian average - Wikipedia

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    A Bayesian average is a method of estimating the mean of a population using outside information, especially a pre-existing belief, [1] which is factored into the calculation. This is a central feature of Bayesian interpretation. This is useful when the available data set is small. [2] Calculating the Bayesian average uses the prior mean m and a ...

  9. Average cost method - Wikipedia

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    The average cost is computed by dividing the total cost of goods available for sale by the total units available for sale. This gives a weighted-average unit cost that is applied to the units in the ending inventory. There are two commonly used average cost methods: Simple weighted-average cost method and perpetual weighted-average cost method. [2]