A mixed model-assisted regression estimator that uses variables employed at the design stage

Statistical Methods and Applications

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 139-149

  Montanari, Giorgio E ^a   Ranalli, M Giovanna ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Auxiliary Information; Design based approach; Finite Population; Optimal estimator; REML

Indexed keywords

EID: 33747072081     PISSN: 16182510     EISSN: 1613981X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10260-006-0006-8     Document Type: Article

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