Running the analysis
- To run a Quantile Regression analysis, from the menus choose:
Figure 1. Quantile Regression dialog - In the Quantile Regression dialog, select Logarithm expence [ltotexp] as a Target Variable.
- Select =1 if has supp priv insurance [suppins] and # of chronic problems [totchr] as Factor variables.
- Select Age [age] as a Covariate variable.
- Click Criteria....
Figure 2. Quantile Regression: Criteria dialog - Enter the values 0.25 and 0.75 as Quantile value(s).
- Click Continue to save your changes and return to the main dialog.
- Click Display and deselect Plot the parameter estimates
for option, select Display the predicted by observed plot, select
Plot or tabulate User-specified effects, add the age
model effect to the Prediction Lines list, and add
totchr and suppins to the Prediction
Tables list.
Figure 3. Quantile Regression: Display dialog - Click Continue to save your changes and return to the main dialog.
- Click OK.