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HyunJee
Fluorite | Level 6

I have survey data that is unweighted and I am needing to create weights for the analysis.

Unfortunately, my experience with using weighted data, is using a weighted variable that was already created and in the dataset prior to me receiving it.

I have been searching for references on the how to properly weight data. I perhaps am not searching for the right subject title or something of the sort.

Any advice, references or materials that you could provide would be most helpful. Thank you.

The data I am looking at is collected from various day cares in the state. We have a SES indicator, urban/rural variable, gender, age, race, height, weight, city, county and day care center.

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art297
Opal | Level 21

You are asking a rather broad question.  Here is a powerpoint that might provide an introduction on the topic:

http://www.google.ca/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=why+weight+survey+data&source=web&cd=1&ved=0CCQQFjAA&url=http%...

if that link doesn't come across, here it is in tiny url form: http://tiny.cc/r05xv

You can find a lot of articles if you do a web search for: why weight survey data

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art297
Opal | Level 21

You are asking a rather broad question.  Here is a powerpoint that might provide an introduction on the topic:

http://www.google.ca/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=why+weight+survey+data&source=web&cd=1&ved=0CCQQFjAA&url=http%...

if that link doesn't come across, here it is in tiny url form: http://tiny.cc/r05xv

You can find a lot of articles if you do a web search for: why weight survey data

HyunJee
Fluorite | Level 6

Thanks Art!

ballardw
Super User

If you get involved in the next project earlier investigate use of PROC SURVEYSELECT. This will, if used correctly, provide the probablity of selection and weight values for many types of samples so they are available at the analysis stage.

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