Abstract

The estimation of the mean in a finite population is considered with a superpopulation model. We use an auxiliary variable which has an observation cost inferior to the corresponding cost of the variable we want to study. The design is made in two phases. The auxiliary variable is observed first. In this essay the optimal estimator is determined as well as the samples to be selected in each phase.

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