What is meant by 'weighted' by in this context?
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As shogunly said, compared.\n\nWhy? The reason for that answer is in bold below-\n\nRe-written, the sentence would read...\n\nThe results are compared to those of a national Demographic and Health survey to give a <b>comparative</b> impression of the socio-economic and health situation on Nias.\n\n(though, looking at the original sentence, shouldn't it be "weighted against"? ::frowns:: Then again, I dropped out of school, so I can't really be sure.)
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http://www.eatdrinksleepmovabletype.com/tutorials/building_a_weighted_category_list/
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I think the equation W = m x g (W = weight; m = mass; g = acceleration due to gravity) might address your question.\n\nStating they are interchangeable might be misleading if the statement is not qualified by your textbook. The qualification is that when we are measuring objects from an earth reference point, for all intents and purposes, the weight of an object is proportional to its content (i.e., mass). In mathematical terms, the assumption would be, W = m * 1. \n\nHowever, if we are measuring objects in places other than from an earth reference point, then weight and mass are not interchangeable. For example, the force of gravity on the moon is less than on earth. So as an example, the equation for weight on the moon could be, W = m * .5. With this equation, the weight of an object on the moon is less than its weight on the earth. Here is a math example to illustrate:\n\nObject (Mass) = 100 Kg\ng(Earth) =  1 \ng(Moon) = .5\n\nW(Earth) = 100 x 1\n              = 100 Kg (Object's weight on earth)\n\nW(Moon) = 100 x .5\n              = 50 Kg (Object's weight on moon)\n\nWikipedia might explain the notion of interchange between weight and mass better:\n\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weight#Weight_and_mass
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It could mean you are losing, fat or water. It could also mean that you are gaining muscle which is heavier than fat so a scale could tell you that you weigh the same even though you have lost fat and gained muscle mass.
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It means:\n"I weigh perfection (as both) a benefit and a curse."
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Weight. "An object goes as deep as the amount of mass it can move upwards", so that's why... the more salt, the heavier the water and less the egg can descend.
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If you weigh yourself dry before and after the shower, the difference in the two weights should be the weight of water you picked up or lost during the shower.
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Well, here is mine that i got graded on. (8th grade) i hope it helped (100%)\nMatter- Anything that has volume or Mass (EVERYTHING HAS MATTER) (Also, matter IS NOT Weight!!!)
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Weight is a unit measure of gravitational force.
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"Overweight" is a recommendation to buy more than your usual percentage of a stock for your portfolio.  It is a sign that the "rater" thinks it will outperform most other stocks.\n   My definition is just contrary to the first answerer.
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It means "to the power of". Used for indices \n\neg. 4^5 is 4 to the power of 5
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Hi,\n\nA fitted value is the mean (Average)\n\nOf a statistics, I know it's confusing sometimes!!\n\nCheers!!\nHope that helps!!
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They are the stresses normal to a rectangular element of the item being analyzed for stress.  A good explanation can be found here.......\n\n\nhttp://acm.uva.es/p/v104/10429.html
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The answers about 'benchmarking' are correct, but I think you want something a bit more specific here.  Some research opinions are given using the terms overweight, underweight and neutral (or market weight.)  Research companies that rate stocks this way do so because their research is primarily intended for the professional investor market, such as those that approach a portfolio with a 'benchmark' bogey to beat.\n\nFor you purposes you can simply interpret these ratings as follows:\n\nOverweight = outperform = positive = buy\nUnderweight = underperform = negative = sell/avoid\nMarket weight = neutral = hold\n\nGood luck!
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goes by weight \nget a f.u.c.k.i.n.g clue\nnext question
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it has to do with estimating the steel weight (of a pipe)
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a:  specific gravity is the ratio a subtances density compared to water or other reference material.  Density is weight per unit volume.\n\nb: mass is amount of substance, weight is the mass as it is affected by gravity.