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By
Enrique Castillo, Universidad de Santander, Spain
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Statistical Modeling and Decision Science,
Description
This book is a comprehensive guide to extreme value theory in engineering. Written for the end user with intermediate and advanced statistical
knowledge, it covers classical methods as well as recent advances. A collection of 150 examples illustrates the theoretical results and
takes the reader from simple applications through complex cases of dependence.
Audience
Engineers and graduate students in research and development.
Contents
Introduction and Motivation. Order Statistics. Asymptotic Distributions of Maxima and Minima (I.D. Case). Shortcut Procedures: Probability
Papers and Least-Square Methods. The Gumbel, Weibull, and Frechet Distributions. Selection of Limit Distributions from Data. Limit Distributions
of K-TH Order Statistics. Limit Distributions in the Case of Dependence. Multivariate and Regression Models Related to Extremes. Multivariate
Extremes. Appendixes.
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Hardbound, 389 pages, publication date: AUG-1988
ISBN-13: 978-0-12-163475-9
ISBN-10: 0-12-163475-2
Imprint: ACADEMIC PRESS
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