Discussion Papers,
Statistics Norway, Research Department

Abstract: The design-approach is evaluated, using a likelihood approach to survey sampling. It is argued that a model-based approach is unavoidable from a scientific point of view. Estimating population quantities can then be regarded as a prediction problem. Predictive likelihood methods are considered in various cases, and evaluated by properties of related confidence intervals and asymptotic consistency.

Keywords: likelihood; predictive likelihood; asymptotic consistency.

JEL-codes: C10 February 2010

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