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CPS861 Madeline Dumaua C.
Hence, the estimator with smallest ratio of absolute bias to the standard
deviation, relative root mean square error and greater number of municipal
estimates with coefficients of variation less than 10% is considered as the
better estimator in this study.

3. Result
The study aims to analyze the feasibility of using synthetic estimator in
estimating the total number of farm equipment and facilities for the 2002
Census of Agriculture in the municipal level

Table 1. Total Number of Barangays and Total Number of Municipalities in the
Provinces of Bukidnon, Marinduque, Isabela and Laguna.
Province Number of Barangays Name of Municipalities
Bukidnon 458 22
Isabela 1055 37
Laguna 671 30
Marinduque 218 6

Table 1 shows the total number of barangays and the total number of
municipalities for the four provinces. Among the four provinces, Isabela has
the largest total number of barangays (1055 barangays) and consists of 37
municipalities. On the other hand, Marinduque which is made up of six
municipalities has the smallest total number of barangays (218 barangays).
In synthetic estimation, the provincial estimate was used in conjunction
with an auxiliary variable, which is the total number of households at the
municipal level. This auxiliary variable was considered in the study since it is
the only variable available. This available was correlated to each of the five
types of farm equipment and facilities. The Pearson correlation coefficient was
employed because the variables under study are of the interval scale.
Moreover, correlation was done to determine if the characteristic at the
municipal level is the same as that of the provincial level.

Table 2. Correlation coefficients of the total number of farm equipment and
Facilities for the four Pilot provinces with the number of households.
Province Correlation Coefficient
Plow Harrow Sprayer Thresher Hand tractor
Marinduque 0.426 0.368 0.355 0.061 -0.008
Bukidnon 0.679 0.555 0.599 0.364 0.234
Isabela 0.084 0.09 0.157 0.179 0.179
Laguna 0.092 0.075 0.274 0.111 0.108

Moreover, this study aims to investigate the statistical properties of some
municipal level estimates of the total number of farm equipment and facilities
for the 2002 Census of Agriculture. Two estimation procedures, namely design
based and synthetic estimations were employed. The resulting estimates using

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