Bayesian Predictive Inference of a Proportion Under a Twofold Small-Area Model

We extend the twofold small-area model of Stukel and Rao (1997; 1999) to accommodate binary data. An example is the Third International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS), in which pass-fail data for mathematics of students from US schools (clusters) are available at the third grade by regions an...

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Main Author: Nandram Balgobin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sciendo 2016-03-01
Series:Journal of Official Statistics
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1515/jos-2016-0009