A Study of Variance Estimation Methods

Title:	A Study of Variance Estimation Methods
Description:	This report includes five studies: An Empirical Study of Poststratified Estimator, BRR Variance Estimation Using VPLX Hadamard Procedure, An Alternative Jackknife Variance Estimation for NAEP, On the Performance of Replication-based Variance Estimation Mathods with Small Numbers of PSUs, and An Empirical Study of the Limitation of Using SUDAAN for Variance Estimation.
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Cover Date:	September 2001
Web Release:	November 7, 2001
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Publication #:	NCES 200118 General Ordering Information
Center/Program:	NCES
Authors:	Fan Zhang, Stanley Weng, Sameena Salvucci, and Ming-xiu Hu
Type of Product:	Working Paper
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Survey/Program Areas:	Statistical Standards and Data Confidentiality Staff (SSDCS)
Keywords:	Statistical Standards and Methodology
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