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A NEW ESTIMATOR OF MEAN USING DOUBLE SAMPLING
A NEW ESTIMATOR OF MEAN USING DOUBLE SAMPLING

Author(s): Vadlamudi Kalyan Rao, Sedory Stephen A., Singh Sarjinder
Subject(s): Economy, National Economy, Public Finances, Socio-Economic Research
Published by: Główny Urząd Statystyczny
Keywords: Two-phase sampling; relative efficiency; analytical and empirical comparison

Summary/Abstract: In this paper, we consider the problem of estimation of population mean of a study variable by making use of first-phase sample mean and first-phase sample median of the auxiliary variable at the estimation stage. The proposed new estimator of the population mean is compared to the sample mean estimator, ratio estimator and the difference type estimator for the fixed cost of the survey by using the concept of two-phase sampling. The magnitude of the relative efficiency of the proposed new estimator has been investigated through simulation study.

  • Issue Year: 18/2017
  • Issue No: 4
  • Page Range: 637-650
  • Page Count: 14
  • Language: English