Common use of Weighting Clause in Contracts

Weighting. In previous years, CUSC capped the number of students who could be sampled to 1,000. However, for the 2013 survey, universities were able to provide a sample up to the number of students who qualified based on the CUSC criteria for inclusion. In most cases, institutions conducted a census of first-year students, although many larger institutions did not. In order to compensate for the discrepancies between the population of first-year students among participating institutions and the sample population, the data in this report have been weighted. Because of weighting, n-sizes for groups may not sum to the total n-size, as shown in tables in this report. The applied weights are shown in Table 3. Table 3: Applied weights University Population of first-year students Completed surveys Applied weight Population % of population Population % of population Xxxxxxx University 413 0.5% 146 1.0% 0.5730 Xxxxx University 3,827 5.1% 1,078 7.1% 0.7191 Carleton University 4,598 6.1% 1,624 10.7% 0.5735 Concordia University College of Alberta 477 0.6% 148 1.0% 0.6528 Dalhousie University 2,306 3.1% 892 5.9% 0.5236 Xxxxx XxxXxxx University 2,698 3.6% 573 3.8% 0.9537 Lakehead University 1,131 1.5% 511 3.4% 0.4483 XxXxxx University 4,586 6.1% 191 1.3% 4.8634 Mount Royal University 1,127 1.5% 646 4.2% 0.3534 Nipissing University 871 1.2% 395 2.6% 0.4466 Redeemer University College 188 0.3% 125 0.8% 0.3046 Ryerson University 4,864 6.5% 294 1.9% 3.3511 Saint Mary’s University 978 1.3% 345 2.3% 0.5742 Xxxxx Xxxxxx University 3,047 4.1% 658 4.3% 0.9380 St. Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx University 919 1.2% 307 2.0% 0.6063 Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx University 698 0.9% 177 1.2% 0.7988 Trinity Western University 411 0.5% 164 1.1% 0.5076 Université de Moncton 846 1.1% 473 3.1% 0.3623 Université de Montréal 2,915 3.9% 395 2.6% 1.4948 Université de Sherbrooke 2,077 2.8% 646 4.2% 0.6512 Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières 1,792 2.4% 292 1.9% 1.2431 University of Lethbridge 964 1.3% 420 2.8% 0.4649 University of Manitoba 4,180 5.6% 353 2.3% 2.3985 University of New Brunswick (Fredericton) 990 1.3% 339 2.2% 0.5915 University of New Brunswick (St. Xxxx) 457 0.6% 113 0.7% 0.8192 University of Northern British Columbia 434 0.6% 209 1.4% 0.4206 University of Xxxxxx 1,358 1.8% 668 4.4% 0.4118 University of Saskatchewan 2,927 3.9% 494 3.2% 1.2001 University of the Fraser Valley 1,074 1.4% 375 2.5% 0.5801 University of Victoria 2,450 3.3% 428 2.8% 1.1595 University of Waterloo 6,042 8.0% 358 2.4% 3.4185 University of Winnipeg 1,720 2.3% 525 3.4% 0.6636 Vancouver Island University 763 1.0% 244 1.6% 0.6334 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx 3,933 5.2% 265 1.7% 3.0062 York University 7,070 9.4% 347 2.3% 4.1269

Weighting. In previous years, CUSC capped the number of students who could be sampled to 1,000. However, for the 2013 survey, universities were able to provide a sample up to the number of students who qualified based on the CUSC criteria for inclusion. In most cases, institutions conducted a census of first-year students, although many larger institutions did not. In order to compensate for the discrepancies between the population of first-year students among participating institutions and the sample population, the data in this report have been weighted. Because of weighting, n-sizes for groups may not sum to the total n-size, as shown in tables in this report. The applied weights are shown in Table 3. Table 3: Applied weights University Population of first-year students Completed surveys Applied weight Population % of population Population % of population Xxxxxxx University 413 0.5% 146 1.0% 0.5730 Xxxxx University 3,827 5.1% 1,078 7.1% 0.7191 Carleton University 4,598 6.1% 1,624 10.7% 0.5735 Concordia University College of Alberta 477 0.6% 148 1.0% 0.6528 Dalhousie University 2,306 3.1% 892 5.9% 0.5236 Xxxxx XxxXxxx University 2,698 3.6% 573 3.8% 0.9537 Lakehead University 1,131 1.5% 511 3.4% 0.4483 XxXxxx University 4,586 6.1% 191 1.3% 4.8634 Mount Royal University 1,127 1.5% 646 4.2% 0.3534 Nipissing University 871 1.2% 395 2.6% 0.4466 Redeemer University College 188 0.3% 125 0.8% 0.3046 Ryerson University 4,864 6.5% 294 1.9% 3.3511 Saint Mary’s University 978 1.3% 345 2.3% 0.5742 Xxxxx Xxxxxx University 3,047 4.1% 658 4.3% 0.9380 St. Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx University 919 1.2% 307 2.0% 0.6063 Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx University 698 0.9% 177 1.2% 0.7988 Trinity Western University 411 0.5% 164 1.1% 0.5076 Université de Moncton 846 1.1% 473 3.1% 0.3623 Université de Montréal 2,915 3.9% 395 2.6% 1.4948 Université de Sherbrooke 2,077 2.8% 646 4.2% 0.6512 Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières 1,792 2.4% 292 1.9% 1.2431 University of Lethbridge 964 1.3% 420 2.8% 0.4649 University of Manitoba 4,180 5.6% 353 2.3% 2.3985 University of New Brunswick (Fredericton) 990 1.3% 339 2.2% 0.5915 University of New Brunswick (St. Xxxx) 457 0.6% 113 0.7% 0.8192 University of Northern British Columbia 434 0.6% 209 1.4% 0.4206 University of Xxxxxx Regina 1,358 1.8% 668 4.4% 0.4118 University of Saskatchewan 2,927 3.9% 494 3.2% 1.2001 University of the Fraser Valley 1,074 1.4% 375 2.5% 0.5801 University of Victoria 2,450 3.3% 428 2.8% 1.1595 University of Waterloo 6,042 8.0% 358 2.4% 3.4185 University of Winnipeg 1,720 2.3% 525 3.4% 0.6636 Vancouver Island University 763 1.0% 244 1.6% 0.6334 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx 3,933 5.2% 265 1.7% 3.0062 York University 7,070 9.4% 347 2.3% 4.1269