Approximating the distribution of an extreme value statistic based on estimates from a generating function (Q1098188)
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Approximating the distribution of an extreme value statistic based on estimates from a generating function (English)
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1988
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The survival function associated with some extreme value statistics, important in water resources problems, is obtained by using a convenient generating function. A method for approximating its terms is described, whose evaluations are sharper than the asymptotic distribution.
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survival function
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extreme value statistics
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water resources problems
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generating function
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