* ------------ * Conditinal Quantile Regression * ------------ sum earning, d qreg earning, q(25) qreg earning, q(50) qreg earning, q(75) sum earning if white==1, d * (1) Qtile for whites qreg earning if white==1, q(25) qreg earning if white==1, q(50) qreg earning if white==1, q(75) sum earning if white==0, d /* Asian */ * (2) Qtile for Asian qreg earning if white==0, q(25) qreg earning if white==0, q(50) qreg earning if white==0, q(75) * (3) The coefficient of Asian = (2) - (1) qreg earning Asian, q(25) qreg earning Asian, q(50) qreg earning Asian, q(75) * Qreg coefficients can be directly transformed by log and anti-log. qreg earning i.Asian##i.edu, q(10) qreg lnearning i.Asian##i.edu, q(10) qreg earning i.Asian##i.edu, q(90) qreg lnearning i.Asian##i.edu, q(90) * whilte the coefficients of OLS differ depending on whether log-transformed or not. reg earning i.Asian##i.edu reg lnearning i.Asian##i.edu * Thus, the predicted qtile points will be identical whether you use log-transformed dependent variable or not.