
arXiv: 1202.2395
We propose a two-parameter ratio-product-ratio estimator for a finite population mean in a simple random sample without replacement following the methodology in the studies of Ray and Sahai (1980), Sahai and Ray (1980), A. Sahai and A. Sahai (1985), and Singh and Espejo (2003).The bias and mean squared error of our proposed estimator are obtained to the first degree of approximation. We derive conditions for the parameters under which the proposed estimator has smaller mean squared error than the sample mean, ratio, and product estimators. We carry out an application showing that the proposed estimator outperforms the traditional estimators using groundwater data taken from a geological site in the state of Florida.
62D05, 62G05, Sampling theory, sample surveys, FOS: Mathematics, Mathematics - Statistics Theory, Statistics Theory (math.ST), Applications of statistics to environmental and related topics
62D05, 62G05, Sampling theory, sample surveys, FOS: Mathematics, Mathematics - Statistics Theory, Statistics Theory (math.ST), Applications of statistics to environmental and related topics
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