A noninformative Bayesian approach to small area estimation
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1 SUMMARY In small area estimation one uses data from similar domains to estimate the mean in a particular small area. This borrowing of strength is justified by assuming a model which relates the small area means. Here we suggest a noninformative or objective Bayesian approach to small area estimation. Using this approach one can estimate population parameters other than means and find sensible estimates of their precision.
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