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Developing small area estimates for business surveys at the ONS

Developing small area estimates for business surveys at the ONS
Developing small area estimates for business surveys at the ONS
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) is beginning a program of development for regional and small area estimates from its business surveys. It already has a well-developed programme for estimating for small areas from
household surveys. This paper identifies and discusses the problems in developing small area statistics for business surveys. It covers register developments, general sampling principles, and outlines estimation methods
for small areas suitable for business survey use.
small area estimation, business surveys, direct estimation, indirect estimation, frame, data collection units, recasting
1234-7655
527-539
Hidiroglou, M.A.
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Smith, Paul
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Hidiroglou, M.A.
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Smith, Paul
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Hidiroglou, M.A. and Smith, Paul (2005) Developing small area estimates for business surveys at the ONS. Statistics in Transition, 7 (3), 527-539.

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Abstract

The Office for National Statistics (ONS) is beginning a program of development for regional and small area estimates from its business surveys. It already has a well-developed programme for estimating for small areas from
household surveys. This paper identifies and discusses the problems in developing small area statistics for business surveys. It covers register developments, general sampling principles, and outlines estimation methods
for small areas suitable for business survey use.

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Published date: 2005
Keywords: small area estimation, business surveys, direct estimation, indirect estimation, frame, data collection units, recasting
Organisations: Faculty of Social, Human and Mathematical Sciences

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Local EPrints ID: 369942
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/369942
ISSN: 1234-7655
PURE UUID: 0e8e4391-632b-4150-8c82-1333b93f35e3
ORCID for Paul Smith: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0001-5337-2746

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Date deposited: 09 Oct 2014 12:22
Last modified: 12 Dec 2021 04:04

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Author: M.A. Hidiroglou
Author: Paul Smith ORCID iD

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