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A general ratio estimator of a population total is proposed as an approximation to the estimator introduced by Srivastava (1985,Bull. Internat. Statist. Inst.,51(10.3), 1–16). This estimator incorporates additional information gathered during the survey in a new way. Statistical properties of the general ratio estimator are given and its relationship to the estimator proposed by Srivastava is explored. A special kind of general ratio estimator is suggested and it turns out to be very efficient in a simulation study when compared to several other commonly used estimators.
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Ouyang, Z., Srivastava, J.N. & Schreuder, H.T. A general ratio estimator and its application in model based inference. Ann Inst Stat Math 45, 113–127 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00773672
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