Improving small area estimation by combining surveys: new perspectives in regional statistics.

Alex Costa; Albert Satorra; Eva Ventura

SORT (2006)

  • Volume: 30, Issue: 1, page 101-122
  • ISSN: 1696-2281

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A national survey designed for estimating a specific population quantity is sometimes used for estimation of this quantity also for a small area, such as a province. Budget constraints do not allow a greater sample size for the small area, and so other means of improving estimation have to be devised. We investigate such methods and assess them by a Monte Carlo study. We explore how a complementary survey can be exploited in small area estimation. We use the context of the Spanish Labour Force Survey (EPA) and the Barometer in Spain for our study.

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Costa, Alex, Satorra, Albert, and Ventura, Eva. "Improving small area estimation by combining surveys: new perspectives in regional statistics.." SORT 30.1 (2006): 101-122. <http://eudml.org/doc/41622>.

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keywords = {Regresión lineal; Estimación en áreas pequeñas; Encuestas; Simulación de Montecarlo; composite estimator; complementary survey; mean squared error; official statistics; regional statistics; small areas},
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