A nested error regression model with high-dimensional parameter for small area estimation

Journal of the Royal Statistical Society: Series B (Statistical Methodology) · 2023 · Volume 85 · Issue 2

Abstract

In this paper, we propose a flexible nested error regression small area model with high-dimensional parameter that incorporates heterogeneity in regression coefficients and variance components. We develop a new robust small area-specific estimating equations method that allows appropriate pooling of a large number of areas in estimating small area-specific model parameters. We propose a parametric bootstrap and jackknife method to estimate not only the mean squared errors but also other commonly used uncertainty measures such as standard errors and coefficients of variation. We conduct both model-based and design-based simulation experiments and real-life data analysis to evaluate the proposed methodology.

Keywords

Australian Agricultural Grazing Industry Survey data, design consistency, Environmental Monitoring and Assessment Program data, M-estimation, root mean squared error estimation

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