tau:the quantile(s) to be estimated, this is generally a number strictly between 0 and 1, but if specified strictly outside this range, it is presumed that the solutions for all values of tau in (0,1) are desired. In the former case an object of class "rq" is returned, in the latter, an object of class "rq.process" is returned. As of version 3.50, tau can also be a vector of values between 0 and 1; in this case an object of class "rqs" is returned containing among other things a matrix of coefficient estimates at the specified quantiles.