Research Article

A Note on the Performance of Biased Estimators with Autocorrelated Errors

Table 1

Percent relative efficiency of the class estimator over the PCTP estimator for and .

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0.10.12.602.392.242.282.091.961.111.020.960.890.810.750.780.710.660.410.370.35
0.51.571.441.361.381.261.190.670.620.580.540.490.450.470.430.400.250.230.21
0.90.550.500.470.480.440.410.230.210.200.190.170.160.160.150.140.090.080.07
0.50.12.682.462.312.362.162.031.151.061.000.920.840.780.810.740.680.420.390.36
0.52.131.961.841.871.721.610.910.840.790.730.670.620.640.580.540.340.310.29
0.91.581.451.361.391.271.190.670.620.580.540.490.460.470.430.400.250.230.21
0.90.12.762.542.382.432.232.091.191.101.040.960.870.810.840.760.710.440.400.38
0.52.682.472.322.362.162.031.151.061.000.920.840.780.810.740.680.420.390.36
0.92.602.392.252.292.101.961.111.020.960.890.810.750.780.710.660.410.370.35
20.12.962.732.572.622.412.261.301.201.141.050.950.890.920.840.780.490.450.42
0.54.143.813.583.653.353.141.801.661.561.441.311.221.271.151.070.670.610.57
0.95.344.914.624.704.314.042.302.122.001.841.681.561.611.471.360.850.780.72

ā€‰0.10.18.027.657.537.216.856.713.513.323.224.183.923.733.683.453.281.751.641.56
0.54.904.674.594.394.174.092.132.021.962.542.382.272.242.101.991.061.000.95
0.91.821.731.691.621.531.500.770.720.700.910.850.810.800.750.710.370.350.33
0.50.17.677.357.256.966.636.523.503.323.234.173.923.733.693.473.301.791.681.60
0.56.456.166.075.815.525.422.862.702.633.403.193.043.002.812.671.431.351.28
0.95.224.964.884.664.414.312.212.092.022.632.462.342.312.162.041.081.010.96
0.90.17.387.097.026.746.456.363.493.323.244.153.913.743.703.483.311.821.711.63
0.57.777.447.347.036.706.583.523.333.244.183.933.753.713.483.311.791.681.60
0.98.187.797.667.336.956.813.553.353.254.223.963.763.713.483.301.761.651.57
20.16.786.566.526.296.066.003.473.323.254.123.913.743.713.513.361.901.801.71
0.510.5510.1510.059.669.269.135.084.834.726.045.705.455.405.094.852.692.532.41
0.914.5613.9613.8013.2312.6412.446.736.396.238.037.567.217.146.716.393.493.283.12

0.10.17.047.007.496.916.857.264.794.694.876.146.005.895.825.675.553.503.383.28
0.54.854.795.114.704.634.903.123.043.163.993.883.803.753.643.552.202.122.05
0.92.772.692.842.592.512.621.491.441.471.891.821.761.731.651.600.920.870.84
0.50.14.714.745.104.754.775.093.703.663.844.764.714.674.624.564.503.062.982.91
0.55.715.656.035.565.505.813.803.723.874.874.764.674.614.504.402.792.702.62
0.96.666.536.926.356.206.523.913.783.894.974.814.674.604.434.292.532.422.34
0.90.13.743.774.063.803.834.103.103.093.264.003.993.963.943.913.882.752.692.65
0.56.076.036.435.945.896.234.184.104.285.365.265.185.125.014.913.213.113.03
0.98.348.228.758.057.928.365.255.125.306.736.546.396.306.115.963.673.533.42
20.12.692.712.922.742.762.962.322.332.473.003.013.012.992.992.982.252.222.20
0.56.466.436.876.376.336.724.674.624.846.025.945.875.825.735.653.893.803.73
0.910.1810.1110.829.999.9010.517.056.947.259.108.948.808.718.548.395.565.415.28