Extreme value distributions: theory and applications Kotz, Samuel

By:

Kotz, Samuel

Contributor(s):

Nadarajah, Saralees

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: Singapore Imperial College Press 2000 Description: vii, 185 pISBN:

9781860942242

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DDC classification:

519.9

Summary: This book provides an up-to-date comprehensive and down-to-earth survey of the theory and practice of extreme value distributions - one of the most prominent success stories of modern applied probability and statistics. Originated by E J Gumbel in the early forties as a tool for predicting floods, extreme value distributions evolved during the last 50 years into a coherent theory with applications in practically all fields of human endeavor where maximal or minimal values (the so-called extremes) are of relevance.

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This book provides an up-to-date comprehensive and down-to-earth survey of the theory and practice of extreme value distributions - one of the most prominent success stories of modern applied probability and statistics. Originated by E J Gumbel in the early forties as a tool for predicting floods, extreme value distributions evolved during the last 50 years into a coherent theory with applications in practically all fields of human endeavor where maximal or minimal values (the so-called extremes) are of relevance.

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