On maximum likelihood estimation of the extreme value index

被引:86
作者
Drees, H
Ferreira, A
De Haan, L
机构
[1] Univ Hamburg, SPST, Fac Math, D-20146 Hamburg, Germany
[2] EURANDOM, Eindhoven, Netherlands
[3] Univ Tecn Lisboa, Dept Math, P-1349017 Lisbon, Portugal
[4] Erasmus Univ, Sch Econ, NL-3000 DR Rotterdam, Netherlands
关键词
asymptotic normality; exceedances; extreme value index; maximum likelihood; order statistics; second-order condition;
D O I
10.1214/105051604000000279
中图分类号
O21 [概率论与数理统计]; C8 [统计学];
学科分类号
020208 ; 070103 ; 0714 ;
摘要
We prove asymptotic normality of the so-called maximum likelihood estimator of the extreme value index.
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页码:1179 / 1201
页数:23
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