Small Area Estimation in a Survey of Governments
<p> Small area composite estimators are weighted averages that attempt to balance the variability of the direct survey estimator against the bias of the synthetic estimator. Direct and synthetic estimators have competing properties, and finding an optimal weighted average can be challenging. &...
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The George Washington University
2016
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| Online Access: | http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=10075469 |