Small area inference for binary variables in the National Health Interview Survey.

The National Health Interview Survey is used to develop estimates of finite population variables for all of the American states, including the District of Columbia, and salient subpopulation within the said areas. Information from this survey are subjected to both Bayesian hierarchical analysis and multivariate linear regression methods. Cross-validation techniques reveal a consistency between the observed data, the hierarchical Bayes methodology and the regression model.

1. INTRODUCTION

The National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) is a multistage, personal interview sample survey conducted ...

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