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Equivalence testing offers robust statistical insights beyond zero effect size. This study extends equivalence testing to quantiles, revealing distribution differences missed by mean-based analyses, crucial for environmental and ecological assessments.

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Area of Science:

Environmental Science
Statistical Modeling
Ecology

Background:

Equivalence testing provides nuanced statistical statements by comparing effect sizes to predefined important intervals.
Traditional methods often focus on average equivalence, potentially missing differences in heterogeneous distributions.

Purpose of the Study:

To extend equivalence testing to quantile regression for analyzing heterogeneous distributions.
To apply these methods for bioequivalence estimation in environmental and ecological contexts.

Main Methods:

Utilized one-tailed confidence intervals based on inequivalence hypotheses for bioequivalence of soil arsenic and vegetation biomass.
Employed two-tailed confidence intervals for equivalence and inequivalence hypotheses to assess quantile equivalence in amphibian abundance trends.

Main Results:

Demonstrated the ability of quantile regression confidence intervals to detect differences in heterogeneous distributions.
Successfully applied equivalence testing to environmental samples (soil arsenic, vegetation biomass) and ecological data (amphibian abundance).

Conclusions:

Quantile regression offers a powerful approach to equivalence testing for heterogeneous data, complementing traditional mean-based methods.
This methodology enhances statistical rigor in environmental protection and ecological monitoring.