Generalized random forest for extreme quantile regression

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Autori principali: Vidagbandji, Lucien M., Berred, Alexandre, Bertelle, Cyrille, Amanton, Laurent
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author Vidagbandji, Lucien M.
Berred, Alexandre
Bertelle, Cyrille
Amanton, Laurent
author_facet Vidagbandji, Lucien M.
Berred, Alexandre
Bertelle, Cyrille
Amanton, Laurent
contents Quantile regression is a statistical method which, unlike classical regression, aims to predict the conditional quantiles. Classical quantile regression methods face difficulties, particularly when the quantile under consideration is extreme, due to the limited number of data available in the tail of the distribution, or when the quantile function is complex. We propose an extreme quantile regression method based on extreme value theory and statistical learning to overcome these difficulties. Following the Block Maxima approach of extreme value theory, we approximate the conditional distribution of block maxima by the generalized extreme value distribution, with covariate-dependent parameters. These parameters are estimated using a method based on generalized random forests. Applications on simulated data show that our proposed method effectively addresses the mentioned quantile regression issues and highlights its performance compared to other quantile regression approaches based on statistical learning methods. We apply our methodology to daily meteorological data from the Fort Collins station in Colorado (USA).
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spellingShingle Generalized random forest for extreme quantile regression
Vidagbandji, Lucien M.
Berred, Alexandre
Bertelle, Cyrille
Amanton, Laurent
Methodology
Quantile regression is a statistical method which, unlike classical regression, aims to predict the conditional quantiles. Classical quantile regression methods face difficulties, particularly when the quantile under consideration is extreme, due to the limited number of data available in the tail of the distribution, or when the quantile function is complex. We propose an extreme quantile regression method based on extreme value theory and statistical learning to overcome these difficulties. Following the Block Maxima approach of extreme value theory, we approximate the conditional distribution of block maxima by the generalized extreme value distribution, with covariate-dependent parameters. These parameters are estimated using a method based on generalized random forests. Applications on simulated data show that our proposed method effectively addresses the mentioned quantile regression issues and highlights its performance compared to other quantile regression approaches based on statistical learning methods. We apply our methodology to daily meteorological data from the Fort Collins station in Colorado (USA).
title Generalized random forest for extreme quantile regression
topic Methodology
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2508.15095