Extreme value distributions : theory and applications /
This important 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 predictin...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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London : River Edge, NJ :
Imperial College Press ; Distributed by World Scientific,
©2000
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| Summary: | This important 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. The book is of usefulness both for a beginner with a limited probabilistic background and to expert in the field |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (vii, 185 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 151-178) and indexes |
| ISBN: | 1281866342 1860944027 6611866345 9781281866349 9781860944024 9786611866341 |