| Article ID: | iaor19942517 |
| Country: | Belgium |
| Volume: | 35 |
| Start Page Number: | 3 |
| End Page Number: | 13 |
| Publication Date: | May 1993 |
| Journal: | Cahiers du Centre d'tudes de Recherche Oprationnelle |
| Authors: | Agarwal S.K., Kashyap S. |
An empirical study is attempted on multivariate ratio estimators for a wide variety of well known natural populations. Olkin’s multivariate ratio estimator is found to be robust against deviations from the optimal conditions. Another approach to use two auxiliary variables to form ratio estimators is suggested. Its performance is also studied.