Equivariant prediction in finite populations |
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| Authors: | Heleno Bolfarine |
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| Institution: | Instituto De Matemática E Estatística , Universidade De S?o Paulo , Caixa Postal, S?o Paulo, 20570, BrasilAgênda Iguatemi |
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| Abstract: | A theory of equivariant prediction is developed for predicting the population total in finite populations. Minimum risk equivariant predictors (MREP) are derived under the location, scale and locationscale superpopulation models. Under the general linear model, it is shown that the best(linear) unbiased predictor (B(L)UP) is an MREP. |
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| Keywords: | equivariant predictors location scale and locationscale superpopulation models general linear models pitman predictors |
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