Prediction Theory for Finite Populations

by Shelemyahu Zacks and Heleno Bolfarine

Book Overview

A large number of papers have appeared in the last twenty years on estimating and predicting characteristics of finite populations. This monograph is designed to present this modern theory in a systematic and consistent manner. The authors' approach is that of superpopulation models in which values of the population elements are considered as random variables having joint distributions. Throughout, the emphasis is on the analysis of data rather than...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1461277132
• ISBN13: 9781461277132
• Release Date: September 2011
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 207 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.2"