Small Area Estimation of Undernutrition under Age Five Children Based on Spatial-Temporal Models

The mean flow of direct survey estimates is mainly concerning the sample adequacy fulfillment unless it has been produced large variance estimates, and therefore, the small area estimations are developed to manage this flaw of the path. Small area estimation improved the direct survey estimates by b...

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Main Authors: Seyifemickael Amare Yilema, Yegnanew A Shiferaw, Temesgen Zewotir, Essey Kebede Muluneh
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Language:English
Published: Wiley 2022-01-01
Series:The Scientific World Journal
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2022/6882047
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author Seyifemickael Amare Yilema
Yegnanew A Shiferaw
Temesgen Zewotir
Essey Kebede Muluneh
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description The mean flow of direct survey estimates is mainly concerning the sample adequacy fulfillment unless it has been produced large variance estimates, and therefore, the small area estimations are developed to manage this flaw of the path. Small area estimation improved the direct survey estimates by borrowing strength from the census data and at the same time by using historical data from consecutive surveys. In this paper, we applied the spatiotemporal Fay–Herriot (STFH) model for producing fairly reliable disaggregate-level estimates of undernutrition indicators across all zones. The STFH model is an appropriately fitted model to the undernutrition data since it has the lowest information criteria (IC) value. The spatiotemporal estimates improved both the direct and spatial estimates of undernutrition under the FH model and have brought efficiency gain in the percent coefficient of variation (CV). These results may provide useful information to the government’s planners, policymakers, and legislative organs for effective policy formulation and budget allocation in all zones.
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spelling doaj-art-4e68742e2ed64c65a65aaa9b5166631d2025-08-20T03:36:41ZengWileyThe Scientific World Journal1537-744X2022-01-01202210.1155/2022/6882047Small Area Estimation of Undernutrition under Age Five Children Based on Spatial-Temporal ModelsSeyifemickael Amare Yilema0Yegnanew A Shiferaw1Temesgen Zewotir2Essey Kebede Muluneh3Department of StatisticsDepartment of StatisticsDepartment of StatisticsSchool of Public HealthThe mean flow of direct survey estimates is mainly concerning the sample adequacy fulfillment unless it has been produced large variance estimates, and therefore, the small area estimations are developed to manage this flaw of the path. Small area estimation improved the direct survey estimates by borrowing strength from the census data and at the same time by using historical data from consecutive surveys. In this paper, we applied the spatiotemporal Fay–Herriot (STFH) model for producing fairly reliable disaggregate-level estimates of undernutrition indicators across all zones. The STFH model is an appropriately fitted model to the undernutrition data since it has the lowest information criteria (IC) value. The spatiotemporal estimates improved both the direct and spatial estimates of undernutrition under the FH model and have brought efficiency gain in the percent coefficient of variation (CV). These results may provide useful information to the government’s planners, policymakers, and legislative organs for effective policy formulation and budget allocation in all zones.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2022/6882047
spellingShingle Seyifemickael Amare Yilema
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Small Area Estimation of Undernutrition under Age Five Children Based on Spatial-Temporal Models
The Scientific World Journal
title Small Area Estimation of Undernutrition under Age Five Children Based on Spatial-Temporal Models
title_full Small Area Estimation of Undernutrition under Age Five Children Based on Spatial-Temporal Models
title_fullStr Small Area Estimation of Undernutrition under Age Five Children Based on Spatial-Temporal Models
title_full_unstemmed Small Area Estimation of Undernutrition under Age Five Children Based on Spatial-Temporal Models
title_short Small Area Estimation of Undernutrition under Age Five Children Based on Spatial-Temporal Models
title_sort small area estimation of undernutrition under age five children based on spatial temporal models
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