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Semiparametric small area estimation for binary outcomes with application to unemployment estimation for local authorities in the UK

Semiparametric small area estimation for binary outcomes with application to unemployment estimation for local authorities in the UK
Semiparametric small area estimation for binary outcomes with application to unemployment estimation for local authorities in the UK
A new semiparametric and robust approach to small area estimation for discrete outcomes is proposed. The methodology represents an efficient and easily computed alternative to prediction by using a generalized linear mixed model and is based on an extension of M-quantile regression. In addition, two estimators of the prediction mean-squared error are described: one based on Taylor linearization and another based on the block bootstrap. The methodology proposed is applied to UK annual Labour Force Survey data for estimating the proportion of the unemployed in local authorities in the UK. The properties of estimators are further empirically assessed in model-based simulations.
generalized linear mixed model, m-estimation, m-quantiles, robust inference, uk labour force survey
0964-1998
453-479
Chambers, Ray
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Salvati, Nicola
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Tzavidis, Nikos
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Chambers, Ray
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Salvati, Nicola
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Tzavidis, Nikos
431ec55d-c147-466d-9c65-0f377b0c1f6a

Chambers, Ray, Salvati, Nicola and Tzavidis, Nikos (2016) Semiparametric small area estimation for binary outcomes with application to unemployment estimation for local authorities in the UK. Journal of the Royal Statistical Society: Series A (Statistics in Society), 179 (2), 453-479. (doi:10.1111/rssa.12123).

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A new semiparametric and robust approach to small area estimation for discrete outcomes is proposed. The methodology represents an efficient and easily computed alternative to prediction by using a generalized linear mixed model and is based on an extension of M-quantile regression. In addition, two estimators of the prediction mean-squared error are described: one based on Taylor linearization and another based on the block bootstrap. The methodology proposed is applied to UK annual Labour Force Survey data for estimating the proportion of the unemployed in local authorities in the UK. The properties of estimators are further empirically assessed in model-based simulations.

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e-pub ahead of print date: 18 May 2015
Published date: February 2016
Keywords: generalized linear mixed model, m-estimation, m-quantiles, robust inference, uk labour force survey
Organisations: Social Statistics & Demography

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Local EPrints ID: 378403
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/378403
ISSN: 0964-1998
PURE UUID: c7d3303a-07f0-401c-a5fa-5e225b36a394
ORCID for Nikos Tzavidis: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-8413-8095

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Date deposited: 30 Jun 2015 10:57
Last modified: 15 Mar 2024 03:11

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Author: Ray Chambers
Author: Nicola Salvati
Author: Nikos Tzavidis ORCID iD

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