On the Bias and Mean Square Error of the Ratio Estimator
- 1 June 1974
- journal article
- research article
- Published by JSTOR in Journal of the American Statistical Association
- Vol. 69 (346) , 464
- https://doi.org/10.2307/2285679
Abstract
In deriving the bias and mean square error of the ratio estimator , it is generally assumed that for all possible samples. This assumption is, however, unlikely to be satisfied except in special situations. This article presents a justification for the use of the usual approximations to the bias and mean square error of . Bounds for the deviations of the approximations from the true values are also given.Keywords
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