Out-of-Distribution generalization of quantile regression with heavy tailed inputs: an SVM approach

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2606.00265v1
• Date: Fri, 29 May 2026 18:52:13 GMT
• Title: Out-of-Distribution generalization of quantile regression with heavy tailed inputs: an SVM approach
• Abstract summary: We propose a novel Support Vector Machine (SVM) framework for extreme quantile regression.<n>We establish finite-sample learning guarantees under mild regularity assumptions.<n>We complement our theoretical findings with an empirical study on river flow data from the Danube.
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• License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
• Abstract: We study quantile regression in an extrapolation regime where the covariate takes unusually large values. Under regular variation assumptions, extreme observations can be effectively characterized through their angular components, enabling learning strategies that focus on the angle of the most extreme observations. This approach is formalized through the minimization of an asymptotic conditional risk that localizes learning in the tail of the covariate distribution. We propose a novel Support Vector Machine (SVM) framework for extreme quantile regression, leveraging reproducing kernel Hilbert spaces to handle high-dimensional and nonlinear settings. Our method also accommodates unbounded response variables and avoids restrictive transformations. We establish finite-sample learning guarantees under mild regularity assumptions. The proposed framework unifies ideas from statistical learning and multivariate extremes, providing a tractable and theoretically grounded approach to extrapolation. We complement our theoretical findings with an empirical study on river flow data from the Danube, demonstrating the practical relevance of our methods.

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