Which of These Statements Is Not True About Quantile Regressions

question 20

Multiple Choice

Which of these statements is not true about quantile regressions?

• A) No distributional assumptions are required to optimally estimate the parameters
• B) It is a non-parametric technique
• C) It is a parametric technique
• D) The response variable is usually assumed to be independently distributed and homoscedastic

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