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Quantile regression

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Quantile regression robustly estimates the typical and extreme values of a response.

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Fig. 1: Distributions, quantile profiles and quantile regression (QR) of birth weight, W, as a function of gestational age, A.
Fig. 2: Precision and accuracy in quantile regression (QR).
Fig. 3: Regression diagnostics that suggest quantile regression (QR) should be used.

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    Kiranmoy Das

  2. Staff scientist, Canada’s Michael Smith Genome Sciences Centre, Vancouver, BC, Canada

    Martin Krzywinski

  3. Professor of Statistics, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, USA

    Naomi Altman

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Das, K., Krzywinski, M. & Altman, N. Quantile regression. Nat Methods 16, 451–452 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41592-019-0406-y

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