Semiparametric fractional imputation using empirical likelihood in survey sampling

The empirical likelihood method is a powerful tool for incorporating moment conditions in statistical inference. We propose a novel application of the empirical likelihood for handling item non-response in survey sampling. The proposed method takes the form of fractional imputation but it does not r...

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Main Authors: Sixia Chen, Jae kwang Kim
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2017-01-01
Series:Statistical Theory and Related Fields
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/24754269.2017.1328244