Some research on calibration estimators at the national agricultural statistics service

Pakistan Journal of Statistics

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 145-161

  Kott, Phillip S ^a  

^a Research and Development Division   (United States)

Author keywords

Cosmetic calibration; Instrunental variable; Nonlinear calibration; Randomization optimal

Indexed keywords

EID: 51149098578     PISSN: 10129367     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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