Modified check loss for efficient estimation via model selection in quantile regression

Yoonsuh Jung, Steven N. MacEachern, Hang Joon Kim

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    Abstract

    The check loss function is used to define quantile regression. In cross-validation, it is also employed as a validation function when the true distribution is unknown. However, our empirical study indicates that validation with the check loss often leads to overfitting the data. In this work, we suggest a modified or L2-adjusted check loss which rounds the sharp corner in the middle of check loss. This has the effect of guarding against overfitting to some extent. The adjustment is devised to shrink to zero as sample size grows. Through various simulation settings of linear and nonlinear regressions, the improvement due to modification of the check loss by quadratic adjustment is examined empirically.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)866-886
    Number of pages21
    JournalJournal of Applied Statistics
    Volume48
    Issue number5
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2021

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    Keywords

    • Check loss
    • cross-validation
    • quantile regression
    • quantile regression spline
    • quantile smoothing spline

    ASJC Scopus subject areas

    • Statistics and Probability
    • Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty

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