In contrast, a weighted mean in which the first number receives, for example, twice as much weight as the second (perhaps because it is assumed to appear twice as often in the general population from which these numbers were sampled) would be calculated as .
ɪn kˈɑːntɹæst, ɐ wˈeɪɾᵻd mˈiːn ɪnwˌɪtʃ ðə fˈɜːst nˈʌmbɚ ɹᵻsˈiːvz, fɔːɹ ɛɡzˈæmpəl, twˈaɪs æz mˈʌtʃ wˈeɪt æz ðə sˈɛkənd pɚhˈæps bɪkˈʌz ɪɾ ɪz ɐsˈuːmd tʊ ɐpˈɪɹ twˈaɪs æz ˈɔfən ɪnðə dʒˈɛnɚɹəl pˌɑːpjʊlˈeɪʃən fɹʌm wˈɪtʃ ðiːz nˈʌmbɚz wɜː sˈæmpəld wʊd biː kˈælkjʊlˌeɪɾᵻd æz .