内容简介
Anaccessibleintroductiontoindirectestimationmethods,bothtraditionalandmodel-based.Readerswillalsofindthelatestmethodsformeasuringthevariabilityoftheestimatesaswellasthetechniquesformodelvalidation.Usesabasicarea-levellinearmodeltoillustratethemethodsPresentsthevariousextensionsincludingbinaryresponsedatathroughgeneralizedlinearmodelsandtimeseriesdatathroughlinearmodelsthatcombinecross-sectionalandtimeseriesfeaturesProvidesrecentapplicationsofSAEincludingseveralinU.S.FederalprogramsOffersacomprehensivediscussionofthedesignissuesthatimpactSAE