Bias Robust Estimation in Finite Populations Using Nonparametric Calibration
利用非参数校准进行有限总体偏差稳健估计
A Standard problem in sample survey inference is that of predicting the finite population total H of a function h(y) of a random variable Y. The model-based approach to this problem first defines a working model ξ for Y and then predicts H by estimating its expectation under ξ, conditional on the sample values of Y. This approach leads to biased predictions if ξ is incorrect. We explore an automatic solution to this misspecification bias that uses nonparametric regression to…