TY - JOUR AU - Marhuenda García, Yolanda AU - Morales, D. AU - Pardo Llorente, María del Carmen PY - 2016 DO - http://dx.doi.org10.1080/02331888.2015.1016026 SN - 0233-1888 UR - https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/24291 T2 - Statistics AB - The Fay-Herriot model is a linear mixed model that plays a relevant role in small area estimation (SAE). Under the SAE set-up, tools for selecting an adequate model are required. Applied statisticians are often interested on deciding if it is... LA - eng M2 - 27 PB - Taylor & Francis KW - Fay-Herriot model KW - small area estimation KW - zero variance component KW - likelihood ratio test KW - Monte Carlo simulation TI - Tests for the variance parameter in the Fay–Herriot model TY - journal article VL - 50 ER -