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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Definitions:

Religious Reasons

Motivations or justifications for actions based on beliefs, practices, or principles derived from a particular religious faith.

Autonomous Consent

The concept of an individual freely and voluntarily agreeing to something, based on full information and understanding, without any form of coercion.

Beneficence

The ethical principle that emphasizes acting in ways that promote the well-being and welfare of others.

Use Of Placebos

The administration of a substance with no therapeutic effect, used as a control in testing new drugs or to harness the placebo effect in patient treatment.