On the performance of small-area estimators: Fixed vs. random area parameters

SORT

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 85-104

  Costa, Alex ^a   Satorra, Albert ^c   Ventura, Eva ^b  

^a Idescat (Statistical Institute of Catalonia)   (Spain)

^b DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMICS AND BUSINESS   (Spain)

^c NONE

Author keywords

BLUP; Composite estimator; Empirical BLUP; Monte Carlo study; Random effect model; Small area estimation

Indexed keywords

EID: 67650976775     PISSN: 16962281     EISSN: 20138830     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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