Quantile-respectful density estimation based on the Harrell-Davis quantile estimator

by Andrey Akinshin · 2024

The paper is based on a series of my research notes:

Abstract

Traditional density and quantile estimators are often inconsistent with each other. Their simultaneous usage may lead to inconsistent results. To address this issue, we propose a novel smooth density estimator that is naturally consistent with the Harrell-Davis quantile estimator. We also provide a jittering implementation to support discrete-continuous mixture distributions.

Reference

Andrey Akinshin “Quantile-respectful density estimation based on the Harrell-Davis quantile estimator” (2024) arXiv:2404.03835

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  title = {Quantile-respectful density estimation based on the Harrell-Davis quantile estimator},
  author = {Akinshin, Andrey},
  year = {2024},
  month = {4},
  day = {8},
  arxiv = {2404.03835},
  abstract = {Traditional density and quantile estimators are often inconsistent with each other. Their simultaneous usage may lead to inconsistent results. To address this issue, we propose a novel smooth density estimator that is naturally consistent with the Harrell-Davis quantile estimator. We also provide a jittering implementation to support discrete-continuous mixture distributions.}
}