The tenets of quantile-based inference in Bayesian models

Dmytro Perepolkin, Benjamin Goodrich, Ullrika Sahlin

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Abstract

Bayesian inference can be extended to probability distributions defined in terms of their inverse distribution function, i.e. their quantile function. This applies to both prior and likelihood. Quantile-based likelihood is useful in models with sampling distributions which lack an explicit probability density function. Quantile-based prior allows for flexible distributions to express expert knowledge. The principle of quantile-based Bayesian inference is demonstrated in the univariate setting with a Govindarajulu likelihood, as well as in a parametric quantile regression, where the error term is described by a quantile function of a Flattened Skew-Logistic distribution.

Original languageEnglish
Article number107795
Number of pages15
JournalComputational Statistics and Data Analysis
Volume187
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2023

Subject classification (UKÄ)

  • Probability Theory and Statistics

Free keywords

  • Bayesian analysis
  • Parametric quantile regression
  • Quantile functions
  • Quantile-based inference

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