Estimation of the current population total for a four-phase sampling design

Abstract

The combined ratio-type estimators of the finite population total and their variances in the case of sample rotation for two-phase and four-phase sampling schemes are constructed in the paper. Combined estimators of the finite population total without and with the use of auxiliary information known from the previous survey are built. Two types of sampling design are used for sample selection in each of the phases: simple random sampling without replacement and successive sampling without replacement with probabilities proportional to size. A simulation study, based on the real data, is performed, and the accuracy of the estimators proposed is compared.