kaalumise
Kaalūumine (kaalumise) is the Estonian term for the act of weighing or weighing up, encompassing both physical measurement and the evaluation of factors in decision making. The noun is formed from the verb kaaluma, meaning to weigh or to ponder, and its root kaal means weight. In everyday use, kaalumine can refer to measuring the mass of an object as well as to the process of judging priorities, trade-offs, or evidence.
In physical practice, kaalumine involves obtaining a mass reading with a balance or a scale and is
In data and statistics, kaalumine refers to applying weights to observations or variables. Weighted analyses adjust
In decision making and policy, kaalumine denotes assigning weights to criteria that influence outcomes. Methods such
Critical considerations in kaalumine include transparency about how weights are determined, potential biases, and the robustness
See also: weight, weighing in science, statistical weighting, decision analysis.