@article{(Open Science Index):https://publications.waset.org/pdf/1569,
	  title     = {Model-Based Small Area Estimation with Application to Unemployment Estimates},
	  author    = {Hichem Omrani and  Philippe Gerber and  Patrick Bousch},
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	  institution	= {},
	  abstract     = {The problem of Small Area Estimation (SAE) is complex because of various information sources and insufficient data. In this paper, an approach for SAE is presented for decision-making at national, regional and local level. We propose an Empirical Best Linear Unbiased Predictor (EBLUP) as an estimator in order to combine several information sources to evaluate various indicators. First, we present the urban audit project and its environmental, social and economic indicators. Secondly, we propose an approach for decision making in order to estimate indicators. An application is used to validate the theoretical proposal. Finally, a decision support system is presented based on open-source environment.
},
	    journal   = {International Journal of Civil and Environmental Engineering},
	  volume    = {3},
	  number    = {1},
	  year      = {2009},
	  pages     = {10 - 17},
	  ee        = {https://publications.waset.org/pdf/1569},
	  url   	= {https://publications.waset.org/vol/25},
	  bibsource = {https://publications.waset.org/},
	  issn  	= {eISSN: 1307-6892},
	  publisher = {World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology},
	  index 	= {Open Science Index 25, 2009},
	}