ABSTRACT
Extreme value theory (EVT) deals with extreme (rare) events, which are sometimes reported as outliers. Certain textbooks encourage readers to remove outliers-in other words, to correct reality if it does not fit the model. Recognizing that any model is only an approximation of reality, statisticians are eager to extract information about unknown di
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part |2 pages
Part I: Distribution of Extremes
part |2 pages
Part II: Statistics of Extremes