Model averaging methods for weight trimming in generalized linear regression models

Journal of Official Statistics

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 1-20

  Elliott, Michael R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Bayesian population inference; Fractional Bayes factors; Sample survey; Sampling weights; Variable selection; Weight pooling; Weight winsorization

Indexed keywords

EID: 70349775113     PISSN: 0282423X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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