Optimum inclusion probabilities for Horvitz-Thompson estimator under a general super-population model
P. Kaur and G. Singh (1983). Optimum inclusion probabilities for Horvitz-Thompson estimator under a general super-population model. Journal of Statistical Research, Vol. 17, No. 1-2, pp. ??-??.
Abstract
Under a general super-population model, a condition is obtained for the probability of selection of a unit giving the minimum expected variance of Horvitz-Thompson estimator.