Small Area Estimation by J. N. K. Rao, Isabel Molina - 9781118735787

Small Area EstimationAuthor(s): J. N. K. Rao, Isabel Molina\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc, United States\nImprint: John Wiley & Sons Inc\nISBN-13: 9781118735787, 978-1118735787\nSynopsis\nPraise 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.\"" Journal of the American Statistical Association Written by two experts in the field, Small Area Estimation, Second Edition provides a comprehensive and up-to-date account of the methods and theory of small area estimation (SAE), particularly indirect estimation based on explicit small area linking models. The model-based approach to small area estimation offers several advantages including increased precision, the derivation of \""optimal\"" estimates and associated m.