A Spatial Unit Level Model for Small Area Estimation

This paper approaches the problem of small area estimation in the framework of spatially correlated data. We propose a class of estimators allowing the integration of sample information of a spatial nature. Those estimators are based on linear models with spatially correlated small area effects whe...

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Main Authors: Pedro S. Coelho, Luís N. Pereira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Nacional de Estatística | Statistics Portugal 2011-10-01
Series:Revstat Statistical Journal
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Online Access:https://revstat.ine.pt/index.php/REVSTAT/article/view/102