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A smoothing stochastic algorithm for quantile estimation

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  • Amiri, Aboubacar
  • Thiam, Baba

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In this paper, we provide the almost-sure convergence and the asymptotic normality of a smooth version of the Robbins–Monro algorithm for the quantile estimation. A Monte Carlo simulation study shows that our proposed method works well within the framework of a data stream.

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  • Amiri, Aboubacar & Thiam, Baba, 2014. "A smoothing stochastic algorithm for quantile estimation," Statistics & Probability Letters, Elsevier, vol. 93(C), pages 116-125.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:stapro:v:93:y:2014:i:c:p:116-125
    DOI: 10.1016/j.spl.2014.06.016
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