The Second Step in the Weighted-Factor Rating Technique Is to

question 29

Multiple Choice

The second step in the weighted-factor rating technique is to

• A) Multiply each factor score by its weight and sum the weighted scores for each location
• B) Identify all factors considered important to the facility location decision
• C) Assign a weight to each factor
• D) Assign a performance score to each factor for each location

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Definitions:

Wilcoxon Rank Test

A non-parametric test used to compare two paired groups to determine whether their population mean ranks differ.

Independent Samples

Groups of data in which the members of one group are not related or matched to the members of the other group(s).

Nonparametric Tests

Statistical tests used for data that does not necessarily meet the assumptions required for parametric tests, often used when data is not normally distributed.

Independent Samples

Two or more groups of samples that are not related or paired in any way, ensuring the observations in one sample do not influence the observations in another.