Term:
Weights
Definition:
In the Fellegi-Holt school of edit and imputation, weights are assigned to fields based on reliability. The higher the weight the more likely a field will be imputed for (all other things being equal). Weights can also be assigned to edits.
Domain:
Population
Source:
UNSD, Handbook on Population and Housing Census Editing Revision 1; Series F No. 82/Rev.1
