Small Area Estimation and Microsimulation Modelling

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Taylor & Francis, Nov 15, 2015 - Mathematics - 375 pages

This book gathers valuable information on the theories, applications, advantages, and limitations of all the small area estimation methodologies. It covers direct small area estimation methods and indirect statistical approaches, including empirical best linear unbiased prediction (EBLUP), empirical Bayes (EB) and hierarchical Bayes (HB) estimation methods. The book also presents indirect geographic estimation methods as well as a new, sophisticated spatial microsimulation modeling technology and its means of statistical reliability measures, including confidence interval estimations.

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