SAE using HB Twofold Subarea Model under Beta Distribution
Estimates area and subarea level proportions using the Small Area Estimation (SAE) Twofold Subarea Model with a hierarchical Bayesian (HB) approach under Beta distribution. A number of simulated datasets generated for illustration purposes are also included. The 'rstan' package is employed to estimate parameters via the Hamiltonian Monte Carlo and No U-Turn Sampler algorithm. The model-based estimators include the HB mean, the variation of the mean, and quantiles. For references, see Rao and Molina (2015) <doi:10.1002/9781118735855>, Torabi and Rao (2014) <doi:10.1016/j.jmva.2014.02.001>, Leyla Mohadjer et al.(2007) <http://www.asasrms.org/Proceedings/y2007/Files/JSM2007-000559.pdf>, Erciulescu et al.(2019) <doi:10.1111/rssa.12390>, and Yudasena (2024).
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