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Theory and Method

Robust Estimation of Mean Squared Error of Small Area Estimators

P. Lahiri Department of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE, 68588
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J. N. K. Rao Department of Mathematics and Statistics, Carleton University, Ottawa, ON, K1S 5B6, Canada
Pages 758-766 | Received 01 May 1992, Published online: 27 Feb 2012

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