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503 * ! Wed, 7/31/2019, 10:30 AM - 12:20 PM CC-106
Small Area Estimation with Relaxed Modeling Assumptions — Topic Contributed Papers
Survey Research Methods Section, Government Statistics Section, International Statistical Institute
Organizer(s): Andreea Erciulescu, Westat
Chair(s): Jane Li, Westat
10:35 AM Small Area Estimation of Entropy Inequality Measures: a Comparison Between Alternative Distribution Models
Silvia Pacei, University of Bologna; Maria Rosaria Ferrante, University of Bologna
10:55 AM Small Area Models for Skewed Brazilian Business Survey Data
Fernando Moura, IM-UFRJ; Denise Britz Nascimento Silva, ENCE-IBGE; Andre Felipe Neves, IBGE
11:15 AM Bayesian Nonparametric Joint Model for Point Estimates and Variances under Biased Domain Variances

Julie Gershunskaya, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics; Terrance Savitsky, Bureau of Labor Statistics
11:35 AM Bayesian Monte Carlo Method for Estimating Small Area Complex Parameters Under Unit-Level Models with Skew-Normal Errors

Mamadou Diallo
11:55 AM Hierarchical Bayesian Models for Small Areas with Dirichlet Processes
Balgobin Nandram, Worcester Polytechnic Institute
12:15 PM Floor Discussion