Extreme Value Theory in Engineering (Statistical Modeling and Decision Science) - Hardcover

Castillo, Enrique

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0121634752 ISBN 13: 9780121634759

Publisher: Academic Press, 1988

Synopsis

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.

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"The book is well written in an easy, accessible style and it can be used as a textbook or as consulting book."
--ZENTRALBLATT FUR MATHEMATIK
"The book is in a formati which makes it easy to use from the point of view of applications. It is clearly written, and especially commendable is the inclusion of several pertinent data sets."
--MATHEMATICAL REVIEWS

Synopsis

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. It contains a collection of 150 examples that illustrates the theoretical results and takes the reader from simple applications through to complex cases of dependence.

Edition details

• Publisher: Academic Press
• Publication date: 1988
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0121634752
• ISBN 13: 9780121634759
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 389