Combining multiple imperfect data sources for small area estimation: a Bayesian model of provincial fertility rates in Cambodia

Demographic estimation becomes a problem of small area estimation when detailed disaggregation leads to small cell counts. The usual difficulties of small area estimation are compounded when the available data sources contain measurement errors. We present a Bayesian approach to the problem of small...

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Main Authors: Junni L. Zhang, John Bryant
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2019-07-01
Series:Statistical Theory and Related Fields
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/24754269.2019.1658062