saeMSPE-package {saeMSPE}

Compute MSPE Estimates for the Fay Herriot Model and Nested Error Regression Model

Description

We describe a new R package entitled 'saeMSPE' for the well-known Fay Herriot model and nested error regression model in small area estimation. Based on this package, it is possible to easily compute various common mean squared predictive error (MSPE) estimators, as well as several existing variance component predictors as a byproduct, for these two models.

Details

Package:	saeMSPE
Type:	Package
Version:	1.2
Date:	2022-10-19
License:	GPL (>=2)
Depends:	Matrix, smallarea

Author(s)

Peiwen Xiao, Xiaohui Liu, Yuzi Liu, Jiming Jiang, Shaochu Liu

Maintainer: Peiwen Xiao <[e-mail]>

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