An Asymmetric Area Model-Based Approach for Small Area Estimation Applied to Survey Data

The Birnbaum–Saunders distribution is asymmetrical and has received considerable attention due to its properties and its relationship with the normal distribution. In this paper, we propose a methodology for estimating the mean of small areas based on a Birnbaum–Saunders distribution which is repar...

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Main Authors: Marcelo Rodríguez, Víctor Leiva, Mauricio Huerta, Camilo Lillo, Alejandra Tapia, Fabrizio Ruggeri
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Nacional de Estatística | Statistics Portugal 2021-07-01
Series:Revstat Statistical Journal
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Online Access:https://revstat.ine.pt/index.php/REVSTAT/article/view/347