You Would Use Weighting Under Which Circumstance

question 106

Multiple Choice

You would use weighting under which circumstance?

• A)to create new variables that are composites of several other variables
• B)to adjust the sample so that greater importance is attached to respondents with certain characteristics
• C)to compare attitudinal scores measured on a seven-point semantic differential scale with lifestyle or image scores measured on a five-point Likert scale
• D)none of the above

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