Robust Small Area Estimation: Methods, Theory, Applications, and Open Problems

In recent years there has been substantial and growing interest in small area estimation (SAE) that is largely driven by practical demands. Here, the term "small area" typically refers to a subpopulation or domain of interest for which a reliable direct estimate, based only on the domain-specific sample, cannot be produced due to small sample size in the domain.

Keywords in SAE are “borrowing strength”. Because there are insufficient samples from the small areas to produce reliable direct es...