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Activity Number: 230
Type: Invited
Date/Time: Tuesday, August 8, 2006 : 8:30 AM to 10:20 AM
Sponsor: Section on Survey Research Methods
Abstract - #304943
Title: A Small-Area Estimation Approach in Reducing Survey Costs
Author(s): Partha Lahiri*+ and Paul D. Williams
Companies: University of Maryland and National Center for Health Statistics
Address: 1218 Lefrak Hall, JPSM, College Park, MD, 20742,
Keywords: multi-level model ; Bayesian method ; EBLUP ; mean squared error
Abstract:

The demand for producing statistics at subnational levels is increasing steadily at a time when survey agencies are looking for ways to reduce total survey costs to meet fixed budgetary requirements. We shall discuss various potential ways to reduce survey costs by using state of the art small area estimation techniques.

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