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Quick estimation of tourist nights spent in Italy

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ISTAT currently disseminates monthly provisional data on arrivals and nights spent in the Italian tourist establishments after 90 days from the end of the reference month, according to the EU Directive on Tourism Statistics. The aim of the paper is to compare some quick estimation methods able to improve timeliness and quality of provisional estimates. According to a super-population model, on the basis of available quick responses of provinces which tourist data are available within 45 days, some predictors are proposed in addition to that actually used. An empirical application has been carried out, using true monthly data on nights spent in Italy in 2002 and comparing predictors derived from balanced sampling theory and regression methods.

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Gismondi, R. Quick estimation of tourist nights spent in Italy. Stat. Meth. & Appl. 16, 141–168 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10260-006-0035-3

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