We derive exact finite-sample expressions for the biases and risks of several common pretest estimators of the scale parameter in the linear regression model. These estimators are associated with ...
A categorical variable is defined as one that can assume only a limited number of values. For example, a person's sex is a categorical variable that can assume one of two values. Variables with levels ...
Journal of the Royal Statistical Society. Series C (Applied Statistics), Vol. 57, No. 1 (2008), pp. 75-87 (13 pages) Complex survey sampling is often used to sample a fraction of a large finite ...