Design-Consistent versus Model-Dependent Estimation for Small Domains
小域估计中的设计一致性与模型依赖
For small domains, we have a choice between design-consistent estimators that make the strongest possible use of auxiliary information and model-dependent design-biased alternatives such as the synthetic estimator. In this article, a design-consistent method is developed that borrows strength in the same way that the design-biased synthetic estimator does. The latter has a design-based mean squared error (MSE) advantage in small samples under the supposition that domains…