5. Conclusion
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This paper extends a number of the modified regression
estimators to business surveys with survey frames that change over time, due to
the addition of "births� and the deletion of "deaths�. The results of the
simulation study indicate that the magnitude of the bias of these various
modified regression estimators is negligible. The "best� estimator was the
compromise modified regression estimator which led to significant efficiency
gains in both the point-in-time and movement estimates, with an appropriate
choice of
eliminating the likelihood of the "drift�
problem.
Acknowledgements
The views expressed in this paper are those of the
author and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Australian Bureau of
Statistics (ABS). The author would like to thank the anonymous referees and the
associate editor for their valuable comments, and Dr Robert Clark at University
of Woollongong for his constructive suggestions on an earlier draft of this
manuscript.
Appendix
The expected values of the HT estimator for the
"pseudo-composite auxiliary variables�
at time
are given by:
The expected values of the HT estimator for the
"pseudo-composite auxiliary variables�
at time
are given by:
For the case where there are no units in the
"pseudo-sample� in stratum
at time
which were not included in the "pseudo-sample�
in stratum
at time
and for the
case where there are units in the "pseudo-sample� in stratum
at time
which were not included in the
"pseudo-sample� in stratum
at time
hence
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