Export the weight factor report

You can export the weight factors calculated for a weighting scheme.

Prerequisites:

Weight factors are the numerical values assigned to the individual answers that the weighting scheme is being applied to. You can use the exported weight factors to review the weight factors being applied and to validate the calculations.

The exported file contains the following information:

  • A column for each field added as a weight variable.
  • A row for each combination of variables.
  • The Count column with the unweighted count for each row.
  • The Unweighted Percentage column with the value for each variable combination.
  • The Weight Factor column with the calculated weight factor for each variable combination.
    Note: The weight factor values are rounded to 5 decimal places in the spreadsheet column. To view the full precision of a weight factor, click on the cell and view the full value in the formula bar.
  1. Select Statistics > Weighting.
  2. Click the Weight Scheme drop-down list, and click the open in a new window icon for the weighting scheme to export the weight factors from.
  3. Click Export Weight Factor .XLSX.
The file is downloaded to your web browser's default download location.