The problem of predicting variate values for all individual units
in a finite population based on a sample of some of the units is Investigated.
Two prediction problems are considered: the one-stage prediction
problem where the unit variate values are directly observable for
each sample unit, and the two-stage prediction...
The National Agricultural Statistical Service (NASS) conducts quarterly surveys for estimation of some primary commodities produced on farms and ranches. The commodities often have highly skewed distributions with a few farms producing very large amounts. NASS uses dual sampling frames comprised of the list frame for efficient stratification and the...