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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Example Sentences

San Bernardino County ranked as the most ozone-polluted county in the nation, with 159.2 weighted average unhealthy ozone days, followed by Riverside County at 126.7 and Los Angeles County at 119.0.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026

The result: Across 41 industries that rely most heavily on low-skilled immigrants, hourly earnings rose by a weighted average of 3.5% in February from a year earlier, according to the latest figures.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026

The price tag is a 23% premium to the volume weighted average price of Secure’s shares for the last 60 trading days.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026

So far this year, he’s converted a total of 1.65 million shares into common stock at a weighted average price of $9.63, and sold 1.65 million shares at a weighted-average price of $92.07.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 3, 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 Anderson, Benjamin M.