<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>The Frame SBS is a statistical register which has been developed at the Italian National Statistical Institute to support the annual estimation of structural business statistics (SBS). Actually, a number of core SBS are estimated by combining microdata directly supplied by different administrative sources. In this context, more accurate estimates for those SBS that are not covered by administrative sources can be obtained through small area estimation (SAE). In this article, we illustrate an application of SAE methods in the framework of the Frame SBS register in order to assess the potential advantages that can be achieved in terms of increased quality and reliability of the target variables. Different types of auxiliary information and approaches are compared in order to identify the optimal estimation strategy in terms of precision of the estimates.</p></abstract>

The Frame SBS is a statistical register which has been developed at the Italian National Statistical Institute to support the annual estimation of structural business statistics (SBS). Actually, a number of core SBS are estimated by combining microdata directly supplied by different administrative sources. In this context, more accurate estimates for those SBS that are not covered by administrative sources can be obtained through small area estimation (SAE). In this article, we illustrate an application of SAE methods in the framework of the Frame SBS register in order to assess the potential advantages that can be achieved in terms of increased quality and reliability of the target variables. Different types of auxiliary information and approaches are compared in order to identify the optimal estimation strategy in terms of precision of the estimates.

A Study of Small Area Estimation for Italian Structural Business Statistics

Journal of Official Statistics

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The Frame SBS is a statistical register which has been developed at the Italian National Statistical Institute to support the annual estimation of structural...

A Study of Small Area Estimation for Italian Structural Business Statistics

Pubblicato online: 07 giu 2018

Pagine: 543 - 555

Ricevuto: 01 ott 2016

Accettato: 01 nov 2017

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jos-2018-0025

Parole chiave
Small area estimation, statistical register, administrative data

© 2018 Orietta Luzi et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

A Study of Small Area Estimation for Italian Structural Business Statistics

Pubblicato online: 07 giu 2018

Pagine: 543 - 555

Ricevuto: 01 ott 2016

Accettato: 01 nov 2017

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jos-2018-0025

Parole chiaveSmall area estimation, statistical register, administrative data

© 2018 Orietta Luzi et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Parole chiave
Small area estimation, statistical register, administrative data