JSM 2011 Online Program

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174 Mon, 8/1/2011, 10:30 AM - 12:20 PM CC-D240
Section on Survey Research Methods - Small-Area Estimation in Theory and Practice — Contributed Papers
Section on Survey Research Methods , Section on Government Statistics , Scientific and Public Affairs Advisory Committee
Chair(s): Hans Kiesl, Regensburg University of Applied Sciences
10:35 AM Estimation of Poverty at the School District Level Using Hierarchical Bayes Modeling Sam Hawala, U.S. Census Bureau ; Partha Lahiri, University of Maryland
10:50 AM A Bayesian Zero-One Inflated Beta Model for Estimating Poverty in U.S. Counties Jerzy Wieczorek, U.S. Census Bureau ; Sam Hawala, U.S. Census Bureau
11:05 AM Application of Small-Area Estimation for Annual Survey of Employment and Payroll Bac Tran, U.S. Census Bureau
11:20 AM An Empirical Best Linear Unbiased Prediction Approach to Small-Area Estimation of Crop Parameters Michael E. Bellow, U.S. Department of Agriculture ; Partha Lahiri, University of Maryland
11:35 AM A 'Virtual Population' Approach to Small-Area Estimation Michael P. Battaglia, Abt Associates ; Martin R. Frankel, The City University of New York ; Lina S. Balluz, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
11:50 AM Additive Random Coefficient (ARC) Models for Robust Small Area Estimation Ralph E. Folsom, RTI International ; Akhil K. Vaish, RTI International ; Avinash C. Singh, NORC at the The University of Chicago
12:05 PM Quasi-BLUPs for Reducing Over-Shrinkage in Small-Area Estimation Avinash C. Singh, NORC at the The University of Chicago ; Pin Yuan, Human Resources and Skills Development Canada



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