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Small area estimation: its evolution in five decades

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  • Ghosh Malay

    (Department of Statistics, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, United States)

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The paper is an attempt to trace some of the early developments of small area estimation. The basic papers such as the ones by Fay and Herriott (1979) and Battese, Harter and Fuller (1988) and their follow-ups are discussed in some details. Some of the current topics are also discussed.

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  • Ghosh Malay, 2020. "Small area estimation: its evolution in five decades," Statistics in Transition New Series, Polish Statistical Association, vol. 21(4), pages 1-22, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:vrs:stintr:v:21:y:2020:i:4:p:1-22:n:8
    DOI: 10.21307/stattrans-2020-022
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