sae: An R Package for Small Area Estimation

We describe the R package sae for small area estimation. This package can be used to obtain model-based estimates for small areas based on a variety of models at the area and unit levels, along with basic direct and indirect estimates. Mean squared errors are estimated by analytical approximations in simple models and applying bootstrap procedures in more complex models. We describe the package functions and show how to use them through examples.

Isabel Molina , Yolanda Marhuenda
2015-06-02

CRAN packages used

sae, nlme, MASS, survey, sampling, rsae, JoSae, hbsae, mme, saery, sae2

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Molina & Marhuenda, "sae: An R Package for Small Area Estimation", The R Journal, 2015

BibTeX citation

@article{RJ-2015-007,
  author = {Molina, Isabel and Marhuenda, Yolanda},
  title = {sae: An R Package for Small Area Estimation},
  journal = {The R Journal},
  year = {2015},
  note = {https://doi.org/10.32614/RJ-2015-007},
  doi = {10.32614/RJ-2015-007},
  volume = {7},
  issue = {1},
  issn = {2073-4859},
  pages = {81-98}
}