One popular small area estimation method for estimating poverty and inequality indicators is the empirical best predictor under the unit‐level nested error regression model with a continuous dependent variable. However, parameter estimation is more challenging when the response variable is...

In a biomedical study, it often occurs that some covariates of interest are not measured exactly and only some auxiliary information on them is available. In this case, a question of interest is how to make use of the available auxiliary information for statistical analysis. This paper discusses...