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Some Thoughts on Extreme Values

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Probability Towards 2000

Part of the book series: Lecture Notes in Statistics ((LNS,volume 128))

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Extreme value theory is becoming a vital ingredient of current day probability and statistics. After dealing quickly with some of the crucial aspects of extreme value analysis, we scan the literature for open problems; they abound both in the theory and in the applications.

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Beirlant, J., Teugels, J.L., Vynckier, P. (1998). Some Thoughts on Extreme Values. In: Accardi, L., Heyde, C.C. (eds) Probability Towards 2000. Lecture Notes in Statistics, vol 128. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-2224-8_4

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