Producing small area estimation using R in the Romanian official statistics

Ana Maria Dobre and Nicoleta Caragea
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Ana Maria Dobre: National Institute of Statistics&Institute of National Economy, Romanian Academy
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Romanian Journal of Economics, 2015, vol. 40, issue 1(49), 115-125

Abstract: The purpose of this paper is to reveal the opportunities found in the Romanian official statistics to develop a long-way but strong implementation of the Small Area Estimation techniques, together with the use of R statistical software. The Small Area Estimation technique, a model-based approach to produce regional or even locality level data, has been already succesfully applied on the estimation of the international migration, which is often hard to estimate. In these circumstances, the official statistics in Romania face new challenges in data analysis tools. In the last two years, a small team of statisticians introduced R both in the official statistics and academia, as an opportunity for progress. The paper contains an overview of the small area techniques applied to the estimation of international migration and covers other possible applications of small area estimation methods, presenting the challenges currently considered in the official statistics

Keywords: Small Area Estimation; Labour Force Survey; R Software; Official Statistics; International Migration (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C13 C51 C88 F22 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015
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