An accessible introduction to indirect estimation methods, both traditional and model-based. Readers will also find the latest methods for measuring the variability of the estimates as well as the techniques for model validation.Uses a basic area-level linear model to illustrate the methodsPresents
Small Area Estimation
β Scribed by J.N.K. Rao, Isabel Molina
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons, Wiley-Interscience
- Year
- 2015
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 452
- Series
- Wiley Series in Survey Methodology
- Edition
- Second
- Category
- Library
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
β¦ Table of Contents
Contents
Figures
Tables
1 Introduction
2 Direct Domain Estimation
3 Indirect Domain Estimation
4 Small Area Models
5 Empirical Best Linear Unbiased
Prediction (EBLUP) - Theory
6 Empirical Best Linear Unbiased
Prediction (EBLUP) - Basic Area Level Model
7 Basic Unit Level Model
8 EBLUP - Extensions
9 Empirical Bayes (EB) Method
10 Hierarchical Bayes (HB) Method
Refs
Index
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