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Distributed Selective Inference for Quantile Regression

Aug 2026 · 0 citations
Mathematics

Abstract

We propose a distributed selective inference framework tailored for high-dimensional quantile regression. To enable valid post-selection inference in this context, we address the computational challenge posed by the non-smooth quantile loss via a response-surrogation strategy. This strategy transforms the problem into a penalized least-squares formulation, thereby facilitating the application of distributed selective inference. For valid post-selection inference, a randomized procedure is introduced, in which the Lasso selection event is characterized through the associated Karush-Kuhn-Tucker conditions and the conditional distribution of the aggregated estimator is derived given the selection event. The resulting algorithm requires only three rounds of communication between local machines and the central server. Under standard regularity conditions, we establish the asymptotic validity of the proposed procedure and develop a large-deviation approximation to the selective likelihood for computationally tractable implementation. Simulation studies and a real-data application demonstrate the satisfactory finite-sample performance of the proposed method.

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