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SUBMITTER: Chen C
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4357363 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Oct
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Spatial and spatio-temporal epidemiology 20140805
Hierarchical modeling has been used extensively for small area estimation. However, design weights that are required to reflect complex surveys are rarely considered in these models. We develop computationally efficient, Bayesian spatial smoothing models that acknowledge the design weights. Computation is carried out using the integrated nested Laplace approximation, which is fast. An extensive simulation study is presented that considers the effects of non-response and non-random selection of i ...[more]