scholarly journals Comparison of Various Methods for Estimating Finite Population Total in Survey Sampling When Study Variable and Auxiliary Variable are Inversely Related

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 15-22
Author(s):  
S. Kumar ◽  
B. V. S. Sisodia

In the present paper, a model based calibration estimator of population total has been developed when study variable y and auxiliary variable x are inversely related. The relative performance of the proposed model based calibration estimator in comparison to model based estimator, the usual regression estimator and calibration based regression estimator have been examined by conducting a limited simulation study. In view of the results of the simulation study, it has been found that model based calibration estimator has outperformed the other estimators. However, calibration based regression estimator was found to be close to the model based calibration estimator.  

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 83
Author(s):  
Langat Reuben Cheruiyot ◽  
Odhiambo Romanus Otieno ◽  
George O. Orwa

This study explores the estimation of finite population total. For many years design-based approach dominated the scene in statistical inference in sample surveys. The scenario has since changed with emergence of the other approaches (Model-Based, Model-Assisted and the Randomization-Assisted), which have proved to rival the conventional approach. This paper focuses on a model based approach. Within this framework a nonparametric regression estimator for finite population total is developed. The nonparametric technique has been found from previous studies to be advantageous than its parametric counterpart in terms of robustness and flexibility.  Kernel smoother has been used in construction of the estimator. The challenge of the boundary problem encountered with the Nadaraya-Watson estimator has been addressed by modifying it using reflection technique. The performance of the proposed estimator has been compared to the design-based Horvitz Thompson estimator and the model –based nonparametric regression estimator proposed by (Dorfman, 1992) and the ratio estimator using simulated data.


2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
pp. 104
Author(s):  
Conlet Biketi Kikechi ◽  
Richard Onyino Simwa

This article discusses the local polynomial regression estimator for  and the local polynomial regression estimator for  in a finite population. The performance criterion exploited in this study focuses on the efficiency of the finite population total estimators. Further, the discussion explores analytical comparisons between the two estimators with respect to asymptotic relative efficiency. In particular, asymptotic properties of the local polynomial regression estimator of finite population total for  are derived in a model based framework. The results of the local polynomial regression estimator for  are compared with those of the local polynomial regression estimator for  studied by Kikechi et al (2018). Variance comparisons are made using the local polynomial regression estimator  for  and the local polynomial regression estimator  for  which indicate that the estimators are asymptotically equivalently efficient. Simulation experiments carried out show that the local polynomial regression estimator  outperforms the local polynomial regression estimator  in the linear, quadratic and bump populations.


1998 ◽  
Vol 28 (10) ◽  
pp. 1429-1447 ◽  
Author(s):  
T G Gregoire

Model-based ideas in finite-population sampling have received renewed discussion in recent years.Their relationship to the classical ideas in sampling theorydo not appear to be universally well understood by samplers in applied disciplines such as forestry, and ecology more broadly.The two inferential paradigms are constrasted, andexplanations are supplemented with examples of discrete aswell as continuously distributed populations. The treatment of spatial structureis examined, also.


Author(s):  
Waqar Hafeez ◽  
Javid Shabbir ◽  
Muhammad Taqi Shah ◽  
Shakeel Ahmed

Researchers always appreciates estimators of finite population quantities, especially mean, with maximum efficiency for reaching to valid statistical inference.  Apart from ratio, product and regression estimators, exponential estimators are widely considered by survey statisticians. Motivated from the idea of exponential type estimators, in this article, we propose some new estimators utilizing known median of the study variable with mean of auxiliary variable. Theoretical properties of the suggested estimators are studied up to first order of approximation. In addition, an empirical and simulation study the comparison of median based proposed class of estimators with sample mean, ratio and linear regression estimators  are discussed. The results expose that the proposed estimators are more efficient than the existing estimators.


2014 ◽  
Vol 44 (1) ◽  
pp. 33-46
Author(s):  
Jehad Al-Jararha ◽  
Ala' Bataineh

The estimation of the population total $t_y,$ by using one or moreauxiliary variables, and the population ratio $\theta_{xy}=t_y/t_x,$$t_x$ is the population total for the auxiliary variable $X$, for afinite population are heavily discussed in the literature. In thispaper, the idea of estimation the finite population ratio$\theta_{xy}$ is extended to use the availability of auxiliaryvariable $Z$ in the study, such auxiliary variable  is not used inthe definition of the population ratio. This idea may be  supported by the fact that the variable $Z$  is highly correlated with the interest variable $Y$ than the correlation between the variables $X$ and $Y.$ The availability of such auxiliary variable can be used to improve the precision of the estimation of the population ratio.  To our knowledge, this idea is not discussed in the literature.  The bias, variance and the mean squares error  are given for our approach. Simulation from real data set,  the empirical relative bias and  the empirical relative mean squares error are computed for our approach and different estimators proposed in the literature  for estimating the population ratio $\theta_{xy}.$ Analytically and the simulation results show that, by suitable choices, our approach gives negligible bias and has less mean squares error.  


2018 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 24-32
Author(s):  
Muhammad Ali ◽  
Muhammad Khalil ◽  
Muhammad Hanif ◽  
Nasir Jamal ◽  
Usman Shahzad

In this research study, modified family of estimators is proposed to estimate the population variance of the study variable when the population variance, quartiles, median and the coefficient of correlation of auxiliary variable are known. The expression of bias and mean squared error (MSE) of the proposed estimator are derived. Comparisons of the proposed estimator with the other existing are conducted estimators. The results obtained were illustrated numerically by using primary data sets. Theoretical and numerical justification of the proposed estimator was done to show its dominance.


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