S3RI Seminar - Quantile-like Models for Nominal Data with Application in Small Area Estimation, James Dawber (University of Southampton) Seminar
- Time:
- 14:00 - 15:00
- Date:
- 11 January 2018
- Venue:
- Lecture Theatre 8B, Room 8033, Building 54, Mathematical Sciences, University of Southampton, Highfield Campus, SO17 1BJ
For more information regarding this seminar, please email Dr Helen Ogden at H.E.Ogden@southampton.ac.uk .
Event details
Quantile regression can be used as a robust alternative to random-effects models in small area estimation. In doing so, the group effects are captured by aggregating individual units using quantile indices within each group. However in cases with non-continuous responses such as the binary or categorical case, quantiles are not well-defined. In this talk expectiles are introduced which are simply L2 versions of the L1 quantiles. It is shown how expectiles can be easily generalised to the nominal case, making them applicable to small area estimation.
The seminar will also be available via a live web-cast on Panopto
Speaker information
Mr James Dawber, University of Southampton. Social Sciences