Estimating the proportion of a categorical variable with probit regression

This paper discusses the estimation of a population proportion, using the auxiliary information available, which is incorporated into the estimation procedure by a probit model fit. Three probit regression estimators are considered, using model-based and model-assisted approaches. The theoretical pr...

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Hauptverfasser: Martínez Puertas, Sergio, Arcos Cebrián, Antonio, Rueda García, María del Mar, Martínez Puertas, Helena
Format: info:eu-repo/semantics/article
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: 2023
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Online Zugang:http://hdl.handle.net/10835/14878
https://doi.org/10.1177/0049124118761771
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Zusammenfassung:This paper discusses the estimation of a population proportion, using the auxiliary information available, which is incorporated into the estimation procedure by a probit model fit. Three probit regression estimators are considered, using model-based and model-assisted approaches. The theoretical properties of the proposed estimators are derived and discussed. Monte Carlo experiments were carried out for simulated data and for real data taken from a database of confirmed dengue cases in Mexico. The probit estimates gives valuable results in comparison to alternative estimators. Finally, the proposed methodology is applied to data obtained from an immigration survey.