Hello,
I have a multivariate model (quantile regression, qreg) with a set of covariates.
I have run the quantile regression model, then generated predicted values (values adjusted according to the covariates in my model).
Essentially, these predicted values are the predicted medians.
How do I summarize these predicted medians? i.e. if I want to report the predicted median by gender, how would I do this?
---begin example---
/*quantile regression model*/
qreg [outcome] [predictor variable 1] [predictor variable 2, i.e. gender]
/*generate predicted medians based on estimates*/
predict [predicted medians], xb
/*summarize the predicted values*/
sum [predicted medians], detail
---end example---
The sum, detail command would give me the percentiles and the mean (and some other statistics).
If I want to summarize the predicted medians, would I state the mean from the "sum" command, or would I state the median from the "sum" command?
In other words, do I want to report the mean of the 'predicted median', or the median of the 'predicted median'?
Thank you immensely!
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