An overview on parametric quantile regression models and their computational implementation with applications to biomedical problems including COVID-19 data

J Mazucheli, B Alves, AFB Menezes, V Leiva - Computer Methods and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Quantile regression allows us to estimate the relationship between covariates and any
quantile of the response variable rather than the mean. Recently, several statistical …

Modeling COVID-19 cases statistically and evaluating their effect on the economy of countries

H de la Fuente-Mella, R Rubilar, K Chahuán-Jiménez… - Mathematics, 2021 - mdpi.com
COVID-19 infections have plagued the world and led to deaths with a heavy pneumonia
manifestation. The main objective of this investigation is to evaluate the performance of …

On the arcsecant hyperbolic normal distribution. Properties, quantile regression modeling and applications

MÇ Korkmaz, C Chesneau, ZS Korkmaz - Symmetry, 2021 - mdpi.com
This work proposes a new distribution defined on the unit interval. It is obtained by a novel
transformation of a normal random variable involving the hyperbolic secant function and its …

A new quantile regression for modeling bounded data under a unit Birnbaum–Saunders distribution with applications in medicine and politics

J Mazucheli, V Leiva, B Alves, AFB Menezes - Symmetry, 2021 - mdpi.com
Quantile regression provides a framework for modeling the relationship between a response
variable and covariates using the quantile function. This work proposes a regression model …

An Overview of Kriging and Cokriging Predictors for Functional Random Fields

R Giraldo, V Leiva, C Castro - Mathematics, 2023 - mdpi.com
This article presents an overview of methodologies for spatial prediction of functional data,
focusing on both stationary and non-stationary conditions. A significant aspect of the …

Breakpoint analysis for the COVID-19 pandemic and its effect on the stock markets

K Chahuán-Jiménez, R Rubilar, H De La Fuente-Mella… - Entropy, 2021 - mdpi.com
In this research, statistical models are formulated to study the effect of the health crisis
arising from COVID-19 in global markets. Breakpoints in the price series of stock indexes are …

Log‐symmetric quantile regression models

H Saulo, A Dasilva, V Leiva, L Sánchez… - Statistica …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Regression models based on the log‐symmetric family of distributions are particularly useful
when the response variable is continuous, positive, and asymmetrically distributed. In this …

Cokriging prediction using as secondary variable a functional random field with application in environmental pollution

R Giraldo, L Herrera, V Leiva - Mathematics, 2020 - mdpi.com
Cokriging is a geostatistical technique that is used for spatial prediction when realizations of
a random field are available. If a secondary variable is cross-correlated with the primary …

Sign, Wilcoxon and Mann-Whitney tests for functional data: An approach based on random projections

R Meléndez, R Giraldo, V Leiva - Mathematics, 2020 - mdpi.com
Sign, Wilcoxon and Mann-Whitney tests are nonparametric methods in one or two-sample
problems. The nonparametric methods are alternatives used for testing hypothesis when the …

Vasicek quantile and mean regression models for bounded data: New formulation, mathematical derivations, and numerical applications

J Mazucheli, B Alves, MÇ Korkmaz, V Leiva - Mathematics, 2022 - mdpi.com
The Vasicek distribution is a two-parameter probability model with bounded support on the
open unit interval. This distribution allows for different and flexible shapes and plays an …