Unbiased estimators of binomial N with bounded variance based on two-stage sampling

• Published in: Sequential analysis Vol. 44; no. 3; pp. 366 - 375
• Main Author: Hu, Jun
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Taylor & Francis 03.07.2025
• Subjects: Bounded variance; Monte Carlo simulations; two-stage sampling; unbiased estimation

In many statistical estimation problems, it is impossible to bound the variance of an unbiased estimator for a parameter based on one single fixed-size sample, especially when some unknown nuisance parameter exists. This paper introduces Birnbaum-Healy-type two-stage sampling procedures for construc...