Consensus values, regressions, and weighting factors

Abstract

An extension to the theory of consensus values is presented. Consensus values are calculated from averages obtained from different sources of measurement. Each source may have its own variability. For each average a weighting factor is calculated, consisting of contributions from both the within- and the between-source variability. An iteration procedure is used and calculational details are presented. An outline of a proof for the convergence of the procedure is given. Consensus values are described for both the case of the weighted average and the weighted regression.