Composite quantile regression for single-index models with asymmetric errors

For the single-index model, a composite quantile regression technique is proposed in this paper to construct robust and efficient estimation. Theoretical analysis reveals that the proposed estimate of the single-index vector is highly efficient relative to its corresponding least squares estimate. For the single-index vector, the proposed method is always valid across a wide spectrum of error distributions; even in the worst case scenario, the asymptotic relative efficiency has a lower bound 86.4 %. Meanwhile, we employ weighted local composite quantile regression to obtain a consistent and robust estimate for the nonparametric component in the single-index model, which is adapted to both symmetric and asymmetric distributions. Numerical study and a real data analysis can further illustrate our theoretical findings.