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Quantile Estimation Using the Log-Skew-Normal Linear Regression Model with Application to Children’s Weight Data

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  • Raúl Alejandro Morán-Vásquez

    (Instituto de Matemáticas, Universidad de Antioquia, Calle 67 No. 53-108, Medellín 050010, Colombia
    These authors contributed equally to this work.)

  • Anlly Daniela Giraldo-Melo

    (Instituto de Matemáticas, Universidad de Antioquia, Calle 67 No. 53-108, Medellín 050010, Colombia
    These authors contributed equally to this work.)

  • Mauricio A. Mazo-Lopera

    (Escuela de Estadística, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Carrera 65 No. 59A-110, Medellín 050034, Colombia
    These authors contributed equally to this work.)

Abstract

In this article, we establish properties that relate quantiles of the log-skew-normal distribution to its parameters, allowing us to investigate the relationship between quantiles of a positive skewed response variable and a set of explanatory variables via the log-skew-normal linear regression model. We compute the maximum likelihood estimates of the parameters through a correspondence between the log-skew-normal and skew-normal linear regression models. Monte Carlo simulations show the satisfactory performance of the quantile estimators. An application to children’s data is presented and discussed.

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  • Raúl Alejandro Morán-Vásquez & Anlly Daniela Giraldo-Melo & Mauricio A. Mazo-Lopera, 2023. "Quantile Estimation Using the Log-Skew-Normal Linear Regression Model with Application to Children’s Weight Data," Mathematics, MDPI, vol. 11(17), pages 1-10, August.
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