Workshop on Small Area Estimation
Friday, April 25, 2008
2:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Lecture Hall 7, ITE

Registration is required! (See Below)
For a copy of the workshop flyer, click here.

Instructor: Professor Malay Ghosh, Distinguished Professor, University of Florida

Lecture 1. AN INTRODUCTION TO SMALL AREA ESTIMATION

Outline:

Definition and Motivation Examples Synthetic and Composite Estimation (Without Auxiliary Information) Synthetic and Composite Estimation (With Auxiliary Information) Bayesian Interpretation of Composite Estimators

Lecture 2. RANDOM EFFECTS MODELS

Outline:

Empirical BLUP and Empirical Bayes Mean Squared Error Approximations An Example-- Estimation of Median Income of Four-Person Families

Lecture 3. HIERARCHICAL BAYESIAN MODELS

Outline:

Hierarchical Versus Empirical Bayes : A Comparison An Illustrative Example A Hierarchical Bayesian Model for Small Area Estimation Estimation of Median Income of Four-Person Families : A Multivariate Model

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