Bayesian nonparametric quantile regression using splines

A new technique based on Bayesian quantile regression that models the dependence of a quantile of one variable on the values of another using a natural cubic spline is presented. Inference is based on the posterior density of the spline and an associated smoothing parameter and is performed by means...

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Main Authors: Thompson, P, Cai, Y, Moyeed, R, Reeve, D, Stander, J
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2010