What are weights?

CFR · 2024-01-01 · US · Title 5

(a) A weight is the relative importance or share of a subpart of a group compared with the total for the group. A weight is frequently expressed as a percentage. For example, in a pie chart, each wedge has a percentage that represents its relative importance or the size of the wedge compared with the whole pie. (b) OPM uses two kinds of weights: Consumer expenditure weights and employment weights. (1) (2)

official document · source cfr-2024 · id 5:§ 591.210