Combining an ongoing panel with a new cross-sectional sample

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In this paper, a weight is derived for the calculation of design based estimators of totals, means and proportions using the ongoing German Socio-Economic Panel (GSOEP) and a new cross-sectional sample. In the first part of the paper, the selection schemes of the subsamples A, B, C and D of the ongoing panel and of the new sample (sample E) are described. Using some similarity assumptions and starting from a general formulation, an optimal weight in the sense of small variances of design-based estimators using both samples is derived. The merits of this approach as well as some disadvantages are discussed.

Object Details

• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Series: DIW Discussion Papers ; No. 198

Classification and Topics

• Classification: Wirtschaft
• Subject: design based inference ; convex weighting estimator ; complex surveys ; panel survey ; cross-sectional sample ; Mikroökonometrie ; Panel ; Stichprobenverfahren ; Aggregation ; Theorie ; Deutschland ; GSOEP

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Geistige Schöpfung
• (who): Spiess, Martin ; Rendtel, Ulrich
• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (who): Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung (DIW)
• (where): Berlin
• (when): 2000

Further information

• Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/18194
• Last update: 10.03.2025, 11:41 AM CET