The tail functions approach to confidence estimation in survey sampling
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This paper shows how the method of tail functions (Puza and O'Neill, 2005) can be applied in survey sampling so as to produce improved confidence intervals for a finite population quantity of interest. The method works best in the presence of prior information and involves choosing a tail function that leads to the interval which is optimal in some sense, such as minimising prior expected length. The method is illustrated by application to inference on the finite population mean, and tested via...[Show more]
dc.contributor.author | Puza, Borek | |
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dc.date.accessioned | 2015-12-10T21:56:30Z | |
dc.identifier.issn | 1012-9367 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/1885/39453 | |
dc.description.abstract | This paper shows how the method of tail functions (Puza and O'Neill, 2005) can be applied in survey sampling so as to produce improved confidence intervals for a finite population quantity of interest. The method works best in the presence of prior information and involves choosing a tail function that leads to the interval which is optimal in some sense, such as minimising prior expected length. The method is illustrated by application to inference on the finite population mean, and tested via a Monte Carlo study. | |
dc.publisher | Nusrat Press | |
dc.rights | Author/s retain copyright | |
dc.source | Pakistan Journal of Statistics | |
dc.subject | Keywords: Confidence interval; Optimisation; Prior expected length; Survey sampling; Tail function | |
dc.title | The tail functions approach to confidence estimation in survey sampling | |
dc.type | Journal article | |
local.description.notes | Imported from ARIES | |
local.identifier.citationvolume | 27 | |
dc.date.issued | 2011 | |
local.identifier.absfor | 010405 - Statistical Theory | |
local.identifier.ariespublication | u8902633xPUB177 | |
local.type.status | Published Version | |
local.contributor.affiliation | Puza, Borek, College of Business and Economics, ANU | |
local.bibliographicCitation.issue | 4 | |
local.bibliographicCitation.startpage | 543 | |
local.bibliographicCitation.lastpage | 554 | |
local.identifier.absseo | 970115 - Expanding Knowledge in Commerce, Management, Tourism and Services | |
dc.date.updated | 2016-02-24T11:45:34Z | |
local.identifier.scopusID | 2-s2.0-82055172194 | |
local.identifier.thomsonID | 000299625600014 | |
dcterms.accessRights | Open Access | |
Collections | ANU Research Publications |
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