Semiparametric approach to a random effects quantile regression model

Journal of the American Statistical Association

Volumn 106, Issue 496, 2011, Pages 1405-1417

  Kim, Mi Ok ^a   Yang, Yunwen ^b  

^a CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Empirical likelihood; Markov chain monte carlo; Quasi posterior distribution

Indexed keywords

EID: 84862937334     PISSN: 01621459     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1198/jasa.2011.tm10470     Document Type: Article

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