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Original Articles

Small area estimation strategies for large population surveys: a comparison of design and model-based methods

Zhaonan LiSchool of Mathematical Sciences, Peking University, Beijing100871, P. R. ChinaView further author information
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Xinyi XuDepartment of Statistics, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH43210, USAView further author information
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Bo LuDivision of Biostatistics, College of Public Health, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 817-833 | Received 08 May 2016, Accepted 20 Aug 2016, Published online: 02 Sep 2016

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