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Comments on Probability vs. Nonprobability Sampling: From the Birth of Survey Sampling to the Present Day” by Graham Kalton
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Competence, training and collaboration of universities with national statistical offices
No full textDanny Pfeffermann’s contribution to the discussion of ‘a system of population estimates compiled from administrative data only’ by John Dunne and Li-Chun Zhang
No full textTime series modelling of repeated survey data for estimation of finite population parameters
No full textIn the first part of the article, I review and discuss the pioneering contributions of the late Alastair Scott and T.M.F Smith to time series analysis of repeated survey data. In the second part, I review and discuss some of the extensive theoretical and applied developments in this area, emerging from their work over the ensuing 40 years or so. I conclude with a brief summary of Scott and Smith contributions and extensions, with some remarks on possible advances and challenges to time series analysis of repeated surveys
Comments on the Rao and Fuller (2017) paper
No full textThis note by Danny Pfeffermann presents a discussion of the paper “Sample survey theory and methods: Past, present, and future directions” where J.N.K. Rao and Wayne A. Fuller share their views regarding the developments in sample survey theory and methods covering the past 100 years
Small area estimation: new developments and directions
No full textThe purpose of this paper is to provide a critical review of the main advances in small area estimation (SAE) methods in recent years. We also discuss some of the earlier developments, which serve as a necessary background for the new studies. The review focuses on model dependent methods with special emphasis on point prediction of the target area quantities, and mean square error assessments. The new models considered are models used for discrete measurements, time series models and models that arise under informative sampling. The possible gains from modeling the correlations among small area random effects used to represent the unexplained variation of the small area target quantities are examined. For review and appraisal of the earlier methods used for SAE, see Ghosh and Rao (1994)
Tribute to Chris Skinner, a colleague and friend
No full textThis brief tribute reviews Chris Skinner's main scientific contributions.</p
How I became a statistician — thank you speech at birthday dinner
No full textThis speech was delivered at the Banquet and Award Ceremony June 17, 2018, during SAE 2018 - an international conference on ‘Small Area Estimation and Other Topics of Current Interest in Surveys, Official Statistics, and General Statistics: a Celebration of Professor Danny Pfeffermann’s 75th Birthday.<br/
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