A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF COMPOSITE ESTIMATORS FOR SMALL DOMAINS UNDER LAHIRI-MIDZUNO SAMPLING SCHEME

Abstract

This paper proposes three composite estimators for small domains, which are the weighted
sum of direct and synthetic ratio estimators under Lahiri-Midzuno sampling scheme. Further,
it compares performance of the composite estimators empirically for estimating crop
acreage for small domains. The study shows that the composite estimator, which is a
weighted sum of the direct ratio and synthetic ratio estimators, performs better than the
other two estimators under certain conditions.