Improving small area estimation by combining surveys: new perspectives in regional statistics


Autoria(s): Satorra, Albert; Ventura, Eva; Costa, Alex
Contribuinte(s)

Universitat Pompeu Fabra. Departament d'Economia i Empresa

Data(s)

04/10/2006

Resumo

A national survey designed for estimating a specific population quantity is sometimes used for estimation of this quantity also for a small area, such as a province. Budget constraints do not allow a greater sample size for the small area, and so other means of improving estimation have to be devised. We investigate such methods and assess them by a Monte Carlo study. We explore how a complementary survey can be exploited in small area estimation. We use the context of the Spanish Labour Force Survey (EPA) and the Barometer in Spain for our study.

Identificador

http://hdl.handle.net/10230/988

Idioma(s)

eng

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Palavras-Chave #Statistics, Econometrics and Quantitative Methods #composite estimator #complementary survey #mean squared error #official statistics #regional statistics #small area
Tipo

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