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Small area estimation / J.N.K. Rao and Isabel Molina.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Wiley series in survey methodologyPublication details: New Jersey : John Wiley, ©2015.Edition: 2nd edDescription: xxix, 441 p. : illustrations ; 25 cmISBN:
  • 9781118735787
Subject(s): Additional physical formats: Online version:: Small area estimationDDC classification:
  • 000SA.09 23 R215
Contents:
1. Introduction -- 2. Direct domain estimation -- 3. Indirect domain estimation -- 4. Small area models -- 5. Empirical best linear unbiased prediction : theory -- 6. EBLUP : basic area level model -- 7. Basic unit level model -- 8. EBLUP : extensions -- 9. Empirical Bayes (EB) method -- 10. Hierarchical Bayes (HB) method.
Summary: Praise for the First Edition "This pioneering work, in which Rao provides a comprehensive and up-to-date treatment of small area estimation, will become a classic. I believe that it has the potential to turn small area estimation. into a larger area of importance to both researchers and practitioners.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. Introduction --
2. Direct domain estimation --
3. Indirect domain estimation --
4. Small area models --
5. Empirical best linear unbiased prediction : theory --
6. EBLUP : basic area level model --
7. Basic unit level model --
8. EBLUP : extensions --
9. Empirical Bayes (EB) method --
10. Hierarchical Bayes (HB) method.

Praise for the First Edition "This pioneering work, in which Rao provides a comprehensive and up-to-date treatment of small area estimation, will become a classic. I believe that it has the potential to turn small area estimation. into a larger area of importance to both researchers and practitioners.

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