Effective Rotation Patterns in Successive Sampling Over Two Occasions

Abstract

The problem of estimation of finite population mean on the current occasion in two-occasion successive sampling has been considered. Utilizing all the readily available information from first and second occasions, an efficient estimation procedure has been suggested. Optimum replacement policy relevant to the proposed estimation procedure has been discussed. A proposed estimator is compared with natural estimators and suitable recommendations have been made.

Keywords:

• 62D05

Keywords:

• Exponential
• successive sampling
• bias
• mean square error
• optimum replacement policy

Acknowledgments

The authors are thankful to the reviewers for their valuable suggestions. The authors are also thankful to the UGC, New Delhi, for providing financial assistance and to the Indian School of Mines, Dhanbad, for providing necessary infrastructural facilities required to complete this work.