In this vignette we will describe an example on how to produce Small Area Estimates using different types of techniques. Different direct and model based estimators will be briefly described and their computation using the Rsoftware will be illustrated with a simulated data set. Small Area Estimation tackles the problem of providing reliable estimates of one or several variables of interest in ...

Small area estimation methods have become a widely used tool to provide accurate estimates for regional indicators such as poverty measures. Recent research has provided evidence that spatial modelling still can improve the precision of and local estimates. In this paper, we an intrinsic autocorrelation model prove propriety posterior under flat p rior. F urther, show using SAIPE data gain in e...