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Calibration in Survey Sampling as an Optimization Problem

Authors : Gareth Davies, Jonathan Gillard, Anatoly Zhigljavsky

Published in: Optimization, Control, and Applications in the Information Age

Publisher: Springer International Publishing

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Abstract

Calibration is a technique of adjusting sample weights routinely used in sample surveys. In this chapter, we consider calibration as an optimization problem and show that the choice of optimization function has an effect on the calibrated weights. We propose a class of functions that have several desirable properties, which includes satisfying necessary range restrictions for the weights. In this chapter, we explore the effect these new functions have on the calibrated weights.

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Metadata
Title
Calibration in Survey Sampling as an Optimization Problem
Authors
Gareth Davies
Jonathan Gillard
Anatoly Zhigljavsky
Copyright Year
2015
Book
Optimization, Control, and Applications in the Information Age

Print ISBN: 978-3-319-18566-8

Electronic ISBN: 978-3-319-18567-5

Copyright Year: 2015

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-18567-5_4

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