Robust Empirical Bayes Estimation of Means from Stratified Samples
分层样本均值的稳健经验贝叶斯估计
This article considers simultaneous estimation of means from several strata, where each stratum contains a finite number of elements. For example, quite often estimates of annual incomes, unemployment rates, and so forth must be made simultaneously for many areas. Our results find application in small area estimation where very few samples are available from an individual area, and an estimate of a certain area mean or simultaneous estimates of several area means can be…