Estimation of Median Income of Four-Person Families: A Bayesian Time Series Approach
四人家庭收入中位数估计：贝叶斯时间序列方法
This article develops a general methodology for small domain estimation based on data from repeated surveys. The results are directly applied to the estimation of median income of four-person families for the 50 states and the District of Columbia. These estimates are needed by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to formulate its energy assistance program for low income families. The U.S. Bureau of the Census, by an informal agreement, has provided such…