Distributed Quantiles Estimation of Sensor Network Measurements

A quantile is a value below which random draws from a distribution falls with a given probability. In a centralized setting where the cumulative distribution function (CDF) is unknown, empirical CDF can be used to estimate quantiles after data aggregation. In a distributed sensor network, it is challenging to estimate quantiles, as each sensor observes local measurement data with limited storage and transmission power, which makes it difficult...