Practical issues in model-based small area estimation - ARCHIVED

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This paper covers model determination, choice of priors on model parameters in hierarchical Bayes (HB) estimation, benchmarking to reliable direct large area estimators, use of survey weights in model-based estimation, and other practical issues related to model-based small area estimation.

Issue Number: 2003001
Author(s): Rao, J.N.K.
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CD-ROMJanuary 26, 2005
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