Linear combinations of order statistics to estimate the position and scale parameters of the Generalized Extreme Values distribution

Stochastic Environmental Research and Risk Assessment

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 18-42

  Salvadori, G ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALENTO   (Italy)

^b POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

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EID: 23044529777     PISSN: 14363240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00477-001-0081-1     Document Type: Article

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