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“A military member who is designated an officer through a warrant (a specific authorization) as opposed to an officer who is designated through a commission; usually, warrant officers are technical experts or specialists with a specific set of skills.”
Blaisure, K. R., Saathoff-Wells, T., Pereira, A., MacDermid Wadsworth, S., & Dombro, A. L. (2015). Serving military families -theories, research, and application. Taylor & Francis Ltd.
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Weighting refers to statistical adjustments made to survey data in order to make data a more accurate representation of the population of interest. This process can correct unequal selection probability, or to compensate for survey nonresponse.
Bethlehem, J. (2008). Weighting. In P. J. Lavrakas (Ed.), Encyclopedia of survey research methods (pp. 958-960). Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc. https://doi.org/10.4135/9781412963947.n632
Wounded Warrior Programs are support and advocacy programs for disabled and ill service members and their families.
Office of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. (2019). Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. Washington DC: The Joint Staff.
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