Bayesian Analysis of Crime Survey Data with Nonresponse

Bayesian hierarchical models are effective tools for small area estimation by pooling small datasets together. The pooling procedures allow individual areas to “borrow strength” from each other to desirably improve the estimation. This work is an extension of Nandram and Choi (2002), NC, to perform...

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Main Author: Liu, Shiao
Other Authors: Balgobin Nandram, Advisor
Format: Others
Published: Digital WPI 2018
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Online Access:https://digitalcommons.wpi.edu/etd-theses/1175
https://digitalcommons.wpi.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2174&context=etd-theses