Statistical Analysis of Extreme Values with Applications to Insurance, Finance, Hydrology and Other Fields

The statistical analysis of extreme data is important for various disciplines, including hydrology, insurance, finance, engineering and environmental sciences. This book provides a self-contained introduction to the parametric modeling, exploratory analysis and statistical interference for extreme v...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Reiss, Rolf-Dieter, Thomas, Michael (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Basel Birkhäuser 2007, 2007
Edition:3rd ed. 2007
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • Modeling and Data Analysis
  • Parametric Modeling
  • Diagnostic Tools
  • Statistical Inference in Parametric Models
  • An Introduction to Parametric Inference
  • Extreme Value Models
  • Generalized Pareto Models
  • Advanced Statistical Analysis
  • Statistics of Dependent Variables
  • Conditional Extremal Analysis
  • Statistical Models for Exceedance Processes
  • Elements of Multivariate Statistical Analysis
  • Basic Multivariate Concepts and Visualization
  • Elliptical and Related Distributions
  • Multivariate Maxima
  • Multivariate Peaks Over Threshold
  • Topics in Hydrology and Environmental Sciences
  • Flood Frequency Analysis
  • Environmental Sciences
  • Topics in Finance and Insurance
  • Extreme Returns in Asset Prices
  • The Impact of Large Claims on Actuarial Decisions
  • Topics in Material and Life Sciences
  • Material Sciences
  • Life Science