weighted average

British  

noun

1. an average calculated by taking into account not only the frequencies of the values of a variable but also some other factor such as their variance. The weighted average of observed data is the result of dividing the sum of the products of each observed value, the number of times it occurs, and this other factor by the total number of observations

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Robin Brooks, a former Goldman Sachs currency strategist and current fellow at the Brookings Institution, plotted the weighted average of U.S. data surprises versus the 10-year U.S.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 1, 2026

The company spent $349.6 million to repurchase 478 shares of Class A common stock at a weighted average price of $731,389.41 during the second quarter, with the bulk of those purchases coming in June.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 8, 2026

The ICE BofA index of U.S. high-grade corporate bonds with a weighted average life of over 20 years pays about a 1 percentage point spread, according to FactSet.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026

The weighted average life of the bonds in that index is over 20 years.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026

P, defined as a weighted average with the weights of the first year, would, then, still be 105/14 cents.

From The Value of Money by Benjamin M. Anderson