Indirect estimators in U.S. Federal programs /

In 1991, a subcommittee of the Federal Committee on Statistical Methodology met to document the use of indirect estimators - that is, estimators which use data drawn from a domain or time different from the domain or time for which an estimate is required. This volume comprises the eight reports whi...

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Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Schaible, Wesley L.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Springer, [1996]
Series:Lecture notes in statistics (Springer-Verlag) ; volume 108.
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Table of Contents:
  • Contents: Introduction and Summary
  • Synthetic Estimation in Followback Surveys at the National Center for Health Statistics
  • State, Metropolitan Area, and County Income Estimation
  • Postcensal Population Estimates: States, Counties, and Places
  • Bureau of Labor Statistics' State and Local Area Estimates of Employment and Unemployment
  • County Estimation of Crop Acreage Using Satellite Data
  • The National Agricultural Statistics Service County Estimates Program
  • Model Based State Estimates from the National Health Interview Survey
  • Estimation of Median Income for 4-Person Families by State
  • Recommendations and Cautions.