Focused information criterion and model averaging in censored quantile regression

Abstract

In this paper, we study model selection and model averaging for quantile regression with randomly right censored response. We consider a semi-parametric censored quantile regression model without distribution assumptions. Under general conditions, a focused information criterion and a frequentist model averaging estimator are proposed, and theoretical properties of the proposed methods are established. The performances of the procedures are illustrated by extensive simulations and the primary biliary cirrhosis data.