Non-linear models for extremal dependence

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Article: article from journal or magazin.
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Title
Non-linear models for extremal dependence
Journal
Journal of Multivariate Analysis
Author(s)
Mhalla L., Chavez-Demoulin V., Naveau P.
ISSN
0047-259X
Publication state
Published
Issued date
07/2017
Peer-reviewed
Oui
Volume
159
Pages
49-66
Language
english
Abstract
The dependence structure of max-stable random vectors can be characterized by their Pickands dependence function. In many applications, the extremal dependence measure varies with covariates. We develop a flexible, semi-parametric method for the estimation of non-stationary multivariate Pickands dependence functions. The proposed construction is based on an accurate max-projection allowing to pass from the multivariate to the univariate setting and to rely on the generalized additive modeling framework. In the bivariate case, the resulting estimator of the Pickands function is regularized using constrained median smoothing B-splines, and bootstrap variability bands are constructed. In higher dimensions, we tailor our approach to the estimation of the extremal coefficient. An extended simulation study suggests that our estimator performs well and is competitive with the standard estimators in the absence of covariates. We apply the new methodology to a temperature dataset in the US where the extremal dependence is linked to time and altitude.
Keywords
Extreme value theory, Generalized additive models, Max-stable random vectors, Non-stationarity, Pickands function, Semi-parametric models, Temperature data, Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty, Statistics and Probability, Numerical Analysis
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