2 papers
stat.ME2026
Bias Reduction for Local Polynomial Derivative Estimation
Fujia Chang, W. John Braun
Local polynomial smoothing is commonly used in non-parametric regression, but local linear derivative estimation still has a bias of order . This paper proposes an iterativ…
stat.ME2026
Design-Based Cross-Validation for Comparing Small Area Estimators
Qianyu Dong, Zehang Richard Li
Subnational monitoring of public health and development indicators often relies on household surveys where data are sparse at the desired spatial resolution. Small area estimation…