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Eric Slud

U.S. Census Bureau, Center for Statistical Research & Methodology



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Robert Ashmead

U.S. Census Bureau, Center for Statistical Research & Methodology



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282 – New Developments in Small Area Estimation Research at the U.S. Census Bureau

Hybrid BRR and Parametric-Bootstrap Variance Estimates for Small Domains in Large Surveys

Sponsor: Survey Research Methods Section
Keywords: Balanced Repeated Replication, Successive Difference Replication, Parametric Bootstrap, American Community Survey, Small Area Estimation, Dirichlet-Multinomial

Eric Slud

U.S. Census Bureau, Center for Statistical Research & Methodology

Robert Ashmead

U.S. Census Bureau, Center for Statistical Research & Methodology

Following its justification in widely cited papers (McCarthy 1969, Krewski & Rao 1981, Fay 1984, 1989), Balanced Repeated Replication (BRR) has become a standard method for variance estimation in large complex surveys, especially in the US. However, it is also known that BRR variance estimates for very small domains are unreliable. Survey point estimates for small domains are often based on empirical-Bayes small area estimation models (Rao and Molina 2015), with variances estimated through parametric-bootstrap methods. This paper presents theory and practical details for a novel hybrid approach, in which variances are estimated via parametric-bootstrap replications nested within BRR weight-replications. The method is presented first in general settings where categories are modeled within larger (but sometimes still small) domains. Then the results are specialized to the Dirichlet-multinomial hierarchical model describing small outcome proportions developed in the recent estimation from 2010-2014 American Community Survey data of language-minority and English proficiency characteristics in support of alternative-language ballot assistance determinations under the terms of Section 203(b) of the Voting Rights Act of 1965.

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