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WEIGHTED AVERAGE QUANTITY [2 records]

Record 1 2011-09-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Economic Fluctuations
  • Cost of Living
  • Statistics
DEF

A weighted arithmetic average of quantity relatives using the values of the earlier period as weights.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Fluctuations économiques
  • Coût de la vie
  • Statistique
DEF

Moyenne arithmétique des quantités relatives pondérées par les valeurs de la première période.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Fluctuaciones económicas
  • Costo de vida
  • Estadística
CONT

De acuerdo a la metodología de cuentas nacionales, existen dos métodos alternativos de cálculo de las variables macroeconómicas en valores constantes […]. Un método consiste en elaborar índices de volumen de tipo Laspeyres, que combinan anualmente los cambios en la cantidad y calidad de cada producto al ponderarlos por sus precios en el año base.

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Record 2 1994-03-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Metrology and Units of Measure
CONT

(...) the weighted average quantity of the units in the sample... is less than the stated quantity.... [Consolidation des Règlements sur les poids et mesures, mars 1990, art. 52. 4-1]

OBS

weighted average quantity : Consolidation of the Weights and Measures Regulations, March 1990, s. 52. 4-1, schedule III, p. vi.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Unités de mesure et métrologie
OBS

quantité moyenne pondérée : Consolidation des Règlements sur les poids et mesures, mars 1990, article 52.4-1, Annexe III, page vi.

Spanish

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