A general stochastic coefficients model developed by Swamy and Tinsley serves as a reference point for discussion in this second of a series of three articles Other well-known specifications are related to the model. The authors weigh the advantages and disadvantages of stochastic coefficients...

The regression method of adjustment for price changes produces estimates that are close to those produced by the reclassification method, especially when the results are aggregated into three sales classes The difference between the two methods is greatest for the smallest sales classes Although...

Most economists understand linear regression as the estimation of the parameters of a linear model. There are two other ways of interpreting the results of linear regression, however, and most software packages designed specifically to handle data from complex sample surveys (for example,...