Small Area Statistics

By J. N. K. Rao, Richard Platek, R. Platek, C. E. Sarndal

Subjects: Social sciences, Congresses, Social sciences -- Statistical methods -- Congresses, Statistical methods, Small area statistics -- Congresses, Small area statistics, Estimation theory, Probabilities, Random variables, Social Sciences, Regression analysis, Mathematical statistics, Statistics

Description: Presented here are the most recent developments in the theory and practice of small area estimation. Policy issues are addressed, along with population estimation for small areas, theoretical developments and organizational experiences. Also discussed are new techniques of estimation, including extensions of synthetic estimation techniques, Bayes and empirical Bayes methods, estimators based on regression and others.