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This article discusses modelling of the tail of a multivariate distribution function by means of a large deviation principle (LDP), and its application to the estimation of the probability p n of a multivariate extreme event from a sample of n iid random vectors, with \(p_{n}\in [n^{-\tau _{2}},n^{-\tau _{1}}]\) for some t 1>1 and t 2>t 1. One way to view the classical tail limits is as limits of probability ratios. In contrast, the tail LDP provides asymptotic bounds or limits for log-probability ratios. After standardising the marginals to standard exponential, tail dependence is represented by a homogeneous rate function I. Furthermore, the tail LDP can be extended to represent both dependence and marginals, the latter implying marginal log-Generalised Weibull tail limits. A connection is established between the tail LDP and residual tail dependence (or hidden regular variation) and a recent extension of it. Under a smoothness assumption, they are implied by the tail LDP. Based on the tail LDP, a simple estimator for very small probabilities of extreme events is formulated. It avoids estimation of I by making use of its homogeneity. Strong consistency in the sense of convergence of log-probability ratios is proven. Simulations and an application illustrate the difference between the classical approach and the LDP-based approach.
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Valk, C.d. Approximation and estimation of very small probabilities of multivariate extreme events. Extremes 19, 687–717 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10687-016-0252-6
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Keywords
- Multivariate extremes
- Large deviation principle
- Residual tail dependence
- Hidden regular variation
- Log-GW tail limit
- Generalised Weibull tail limit