Small Area Estimation: An Empirical Comparison of Conventional and Synthetic Estimators for States

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Small Area Estimation: An Empirical Comparison of Conventional and Synthetic Estimators for States

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December 1979
Series: NCHS Vital and Health Statistics Series

File Language:

English

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Description:

This report describes the results of a large empirical investigation into the appropriateness of several competing methods for making estimates for States from the National Health interview Survey. Because no method is superior, a strategy that should improve existing methodology is suggested.
Subjects:

Epidemiology Health Surveys Public Health Vital Statistics
Keywords:

National Health Interview Survey (NHIS)
Source:

National Health Interview Survey
Series:

NCHS Vital and Health Statistics Series
Document Type:

Text
Genre:

Statistics ; Report
Place as Subject:

United States
CIO:

National Center for Health Statistics
Topic:

Health Statistics
Pages in Document:

27 pdf pages
Volume:

2
Issue:

82
Collection(s):

National Center for Health Statistics
Main Document Checksum:

urn:sha-512:43231de8b6ecf36fd6ba2d235b9d2c269e4b49b2c7f33f2a26d5041a2492c0f6da4559c03a44b9b5e07299789ec47bdd3c5f15171aa283ea7213f1295ad95c4b
Download URL:

https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/13068/cdc_13068_DS1.pdf
File Type:

[PDF - 1.51 MB ]

File Language:

English

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