Following a line of argument of Basu (1971), an estimator for the population variance is proposed. This estimator is shown to be admissible using the technique given by Meeden and Ghosh (1984). It is also shown that this estimator reduces to an estimator given by Chosh and Meeden (1983).
Mazloum, R. (1990). An Admissible Estimator for The Variance of A Finite Population. The Egyptian Statistical Journal, 34(1), 164-175. doi: 10.21608/esju.1990.315035
MLA
Reda Mazloum. "An Admissible Estimator for The Variance of A Finite Population", The Egyptian Statistical Journal, 34, 1, 1990, 164-175. doi: 10.21608/esju.1990.315035
HARVARD
Mazloum, R. (1990). 'An Admissible Estimator for The Variance of A Finite Population', The Egyptian Statistical Journal, 34(1), pp. 164-175. doi: 10.21608/esju.1990.315035
VANCOUVER
Mazloum, R. An Admissible Estimator for The Variance of A Finite Population. The Egyptian Statistical Journal, 1990; 34(1): 164-175. doi: 10.21608/esju.1990.315035