Language selection

Search


Survey error modelling in the presence of benchmarks / by Zhao-Guo Chen and Ka Ho Wu.CS11-617/2001-13E-PDF

Data for a socio-economic variable obtained from a repeated survey contain sampling error. Usually estimates of the variance of the error are obtained in the survey process and published; but estimates of the autocorrelation of the error series (equivalently, a fitted time series model) are rarely given. Knowing autocorrelation of the survey error series, some advanced approaches for predicting the variable can work. This paper proposes a method of modelling monthly survey error using annual benchmarks as additional information under a very general model assumption for the variable. The fitted model is thus more data-based than those obtained from secondary analysis (e.g., Scott, Smith and Jones, 1977) where only monthly data are used.

Permanent link to this Catalogue record:
publications.gc.ca/pub?id=9.916556&sl=0

Publication information
Department/Agency
  • Statistics Canada, issuing body
TitleSurvey error modelling in the presence of benchmarks / by Zhao-Guo Chen and Ka Ho Wu.
Series title
  • Working paper ; no. BSMD-2001-013E
Publication typeMonograph - View Master Record
Language[English]
FormatDigital text
Electronic document
Note(s)
  • Digitized edition from print [by Statistics Canada].
  • Includes abstract in English and French.
  • Includes bibliographical references (pages 40-41).
Publishing information
  • [Ottawa] : Statistics Canada, Methodology Branch, Time Series Research and Analysis Centre, Business Survey Methods Division, November 2001.
Author / Contributor
  • Chen, Zhao-Guo,1943- author.
Description1 online resource (41 pages) : illustrations.
Catalogue number
  • CS11-617/2001-13E-PDF
Subject terms
Request alternate formats
To request an alternate format of a publication, complete the Government of Canada Publications email form. Use the form’s “question or comment” field to specify the requested publication.

Page details