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Other Indirect Estimation Techniques
The indirect estimation techniques applied above typically combine two sources of socioeconomic data, namely, household surveys and censuses. More recently, with advances in computing technology and the proliferation of geographic information systems, innovative efforts have been made to link satellite data with socioeconomic data (such as those find in household surveys), to predict for poverty for small areas.
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