Inference on Polychotomous Responses in Finite Populations

Inference on Polychotomous Responses in Finite Populations

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Article ID: iaor201112585
Volume: 38
Issue: 4
Start Page Number: 788
End Page Number: 800
Publication Date: Dec 2011
Journal: Scandinavian Journal of Statistics
Authors: , ,
Keywords: decision theory: multiple criteria, statistics: decision, statistics: sampling, statistics: general
Abstract:

A model-based predictive estimator is proposed for the population proportions of a polychotomous response variable, based on a sample from the population and on auxiliary variables, whose values are known for the entire population. The responses for the non-sample units are predicted using a multinomial logit model, which is a parametric function of the auxiliary variables. A bootstrap estimator is proposed for the variance of the predictive estimator, its consistency is proved and its small sample performance is compared with that of an analytical estimator. The proposed predictive estimator is compared with other available estimators, including model-assisted ones, both in a simulation study involving different sampling designs and model mis-specification, and using real data from an opinion survey. The results indicate that the prediction approach appears to use auxiliary information more efficiently than the model-assisted approach.

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