[Statlist] Sémin. stat 09.09.2014_Jon N. K. Rao_ 14H00

[DIACON Corine]

SEMINAIRE DE STATISTIQUE

Institut de Statistique, Université de Neuchâtel, Rue A.-L. Breguet 2, 2000 Neuchâtel- http://www2.unine.ch/statistics         

MARDI 9 septembre 2014,  14H00,  salle C49, 1er étage, Bâtiment principal, Av. du 1er Mars 26

Some Current Trends in Small Area Estimation J. N. K. Rao, Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada

Rapid developments in theory and applications of small area estimation have taken place especially over the past 15 years or so in response to growing demand for reliable small area statistics. In this talk after highlighting some key past contributions, I will appraise some recent important developments under area level and unit level models, mainly addressing practical issues related to assumed models.