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An Alternative Estimator for Estimating the Finite Population Mean Using Auxiliary Information in Sample Surveys
Joint Authors
Singh, Housila P.
Solanki, Ramkrishna S.
Rathour, Anjana
Source
ISRN Probability and Statistics
Issue
Vol. 2012, Issue 2012 (31 Dec. 2012), pp.1-14, 14 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2012-05-29
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
14
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
This paper suggests a class of estimators for estimating the finite population mean Y¯ of the study variable y using known population mean X¯ of the auxiliary variable x.
Asymptotic expressions of bias and variance of the suggested class of estimators have been obtained.
Asymptotic optimum estimator (AOE) in the class is identified along with its variance formula.
It has been shown that the proposed class of estimators is more efficient than usual unbiased, usual ratio, usual product, Bahl and Tuteja (1991), and Kadilar and Cingi (2003) estimators under some realistic conditions.
An empirical study is carried out to judge the merits of suggested estimator over other competitors practically.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Solanki, Ramkrishna S.& Singh, Housila P.& Rathour, Anjana. 2012. An Alternative Estimator for Estimating the Finite Population Mean Using Auxiliary Information in Sample Surveys. ISRN Probability and Statistics،Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-14.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Solanki, Ramkrishna S.…[et al.]. An Alternative Estimator for Estimating the Finite Population Mean Using Auxiliary Information in Sample Surveys. ISRN Probability and Statistics No. 2012 (2012), pp.1-14.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-488823
American Medical Association (AMA)
Solanki, Ramkrishna S.& Singh, Housila P.& Rathour, Anjana. An Alternative Estimator for Estimating the Finite Population Mean Using Auxiliary Information in Sample Surveys. ISRN Probability and Statistics. 2012. Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-14.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-488823
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-488823