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2013

Wayne State University

Bias

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Estimation Of Variance Using Known Coefficient Of Variation And Median Of An Auxiliary Variable, J. Subramani, G. Kumarapandiyan May 2013

Estimation Of Variance Using Known Coefficient Of Variation And Median Of An Auxiliary Variable, J. Subramani, G. Kumarapandiyan

Journal of Modern Applied Statistical Methods

A modified ratio type variance estimator for estimating population variance of a study variable when the population median and coefficient of variation of an auxiliary variable are known is proposed. The bias and mean squared error of the proposed estimator are derived and conditions under which the proposed estimator performs better than the traditional ratio type variance estimators and modified ratio type variance estimators are obtained. Using a numerical study results show that the proposed estimator performs better than the traditional ratio type variance estimator and existing modified ratio type variance estimators.


Improved Estimators In Finite Population Surveys: Theory And Applications, Sunil Kumar May 2013

Improved Estimators In Finite Population Surveys: Theory And Applications, Sunil Kumar

Journal of Modern Applied Statistical Methods

Improved estimators are proposed for estimating the population mean of the study variable y using auxiliary variable x in simple random sampling. Explicit expression for the bias and MSE of the proposed family are derived to the first order of approximation. The proposed estimators are compared with other estimators and theoretical findings are illustrated by two numerical examples.