Empirical likelihood and quantile regression in longitudinal data analysis

We propose a novel quantile regression approach for longitudinal data analysis which naturally incorporates auxiliary information from the conditional mean model to account for within-subject correlations. The efficiency gain is quantified theoretically and demonstrated empirically via simulation st...

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Published inBiometrika Vol. 98; no. 4; pp. 1001 - 1006
Main Authors Leng, Chenlei, Tang, Cheng Yong
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Oxford University Press for Biometrika Trust 01.12.2011
SeriesBiometrika
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Summary:We propose a novel quantile regression approach for longitudinal data analysis which naturally incorporates auxiliary information from the conditional mean model to account for within-subject correlations. The efficiency gain is quantified theoretically and demonstrated empirically via simulation studies and the analysis of a real dataset. Copyright 2011, Oxford University Press.
ISSN:0006-3444
1464-3510
DOI:10.1093/biomet/asr050