An extreme value analysis for the investigation into the sinking of the M. V. Derbyshire

Journal of the Royal Statistical Society. Series C: Applied Statistics

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 337-354

  Heffernan, Janet E ^a   Tawn, Jonathan A ^b  

^a LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Extreme value theory; Generalized Pareto distribution; High court investigation; Impact pressures; M. V. Derbyshire; Ship safety; Waves

Indexed keywords

EID: 0038718008     PISSN: 00359254     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-9876.00408     Document Type: Article

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