A noninformative bayesian approach to finite population sampling using auxiliary variables

Survey Methodology

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 51-64

  Lazar, Radu ^a   Meeden, Glen ^a   Nelson, David ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Auxiliary variable; Linear constraints and polya posterior; Noninformative bayes; Sample survey

Indexed keywords

EID: 78650369863     PISSN: 07140045     EISSN: 14920921     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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