Positive semidefiniteness of estimated covariance matrices in linear models for sample survey data

Descriptive analysis of sample survey data estimates means, totals and their variances in a design framework. When analysis is extended to linear models, the standard design-based method for regression parameters includes inverse selection probabilities as weights, ignoring the joint selection proba...

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Main Author: Haslett Stephen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: De Gruyter 2016-04-01
Series:Special Matrices
Online Access:http://www.degruyter.com/view/j/spma.2016.4.issue-1/spma-2016-0020/spma-2016-0020.xml?format=INT