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This study introduces a new framework for evaluating censored quantile regression models, offering a reliable way to assess survival quantile predictions. The methods accommodate model mis-specification and random censoring for robust biomedical summaries.

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Censored quantile regressionModel comparisonsModel mis-specificationPerturbation resamplingPredictive performanceSurvival quantiles

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Area of Science:

  • Biostatistics
  • Survival Analysis
  • Statistical Modeling

Background:

  • Censored quantile regression is crucial for predicting survival quantiles in biomedical research.
  • Existing methods lack formal evaluation frameworks, especially with model mis-specification.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop a rigorous framework for evaluating and comparing censored quantile regression models.
  • To introduce a new predictive performance measure based on the check loss function.

Main Methods:

  • Derivation of estimators for the proposed predictive performance measure.
  • Development of model comparison procedures for nested and non-nested models.
  • Accommodation of random censoring and model mis-specification.

Main Results:

  • The proposed framework provides a sensible and rigorous approach to performance evaluation.
  • Simulation studies and a real data example demonstrate the satisfactory performance of the methods.

Conclusions:

  • The developed methods offer a generally applicable solution for assessing survival quantile prediction accuracy.
  • This work enhances the reliability of biomedical summaries derived from survival data.