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Area of Science:

  • Statistics
  • Econometrics

Background:

  • Quantile regression is widely used for estimating conditional quantiles.
  • Standard quantile regression models yield coefficients that vary with quantile order.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To present a novel approach for modeling quantile regression coefficients as parametric functions of quantile order.
  • To explore the benefits of this method in terms of parsimony and efficiency.

Main Methods:

  • Modeling regression coefficients as parametric functions of the quantile order.
  • Developing goodness-of-fit measures and testing procedures for the new model.
  • Implementing the method in the R package 'qrcm'.

Main Results:

  • The proposed method demonstrates advantages in parsimony and efficiency.
  • Simulation studies confirm the method's performance.
  • The approach expands the potential of statistical modeling.

Conclusions:

  • The parametric modeling of quantile regression coefficients offers a flexible and efficient alternative.
  • The new method is applicable to various research areas requiring quantile estimation.