An efficient estimation method for matrix survey sampling

Survey Methodology

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 237-262

  Merkouris, Takis ^a  

^a ATHENS UNIVERSITY OF ECONOMICS AND BUSINESS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Best linear unbiased estimator; Calibration; Composite estimator; Generalized regression estimator; Nonnested matrix sampling; Split questionnaire

Indexed keywords

EID: 84941274978     PISSN: 07140045     EISSN: 14920921     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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