Cargando…

Introduction to Variance Estimation

We live in the information age. Statistical surveys are used every day to determine or evaluate public policy and to make important business decisions. Correct methods for computing the precision of the survey data and for making inferences to the target population are absolutely essential to sound...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Wolter, Kirk (Autor)
Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (Online service)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2007.
Edición:1st ed. 2007.
Colección:Springer Series in Statistics,
Temas:
Acceso en línea:Texto Completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • The Method of Random Groups
  • Variance Estimation Based on Balanced Half-Samples
  • The Jackknife Method
  • The Bootstrap Method
  • Taylor Series Methods
  • Generalized Variance Functions
  • Variance Estimation for Systematic Sampling
  • Summary of Methods for Complex Surveys
  • Hadamard Matrices
  • Asymptotic Theory of Variance Estimators
  • Transformations
  • The Effect of Measurement Errors on Variance Estimation
  • Computer Software for Variance Estimation
  • The Effect of Imputation on Variance Estimation.