A new partially reduced-bias mean-of-order p class of extreme value index estimators
- Citation:
- Gomes, I. M., Brilhante F. M., Caeiro F., & Pestana D. (2015). A new partially reduced-bias mean-of-order p class of extreme value index estimators. Computational Statistics & Data AnalysisComputational Statistics & Data Analysis. 82, 223 - 227., 2015
Abstract:
A class of partially reduced-bias estimators of a positive extreme value index (EVI), related to a mean-of-order-p class of EVI-estimators, is introduced and studied both asymptotically and for finite samples through a Monte-Carlo simulation study. A comparison between this class and a representative class of minimum-variance reduced-bias (MVRB) EVI-estimators is further considered. The MVRB EVI-estimators are related to a direct removal of the dominant component of the bias of a classical estimator of a positive EVI, the Hill estimator, attaining as well minimal asymptotic variance. Heuristic choices for the tuning parameters p and k, the number of top order statistics used in the estimation, are put forward, and applied to simulated and real data.A class of partially reduced-bias estimators of a positive extreme value index (EVI), related to a mean-of-order-p class of EVI-estimators, is introduced and studied both asymptotically and for finite samples through a Monte-Carlo simulation study. A comparison between this class and a representative class of minimum-variance reduced-bias (MVRB) EVI-estimators is further considered. The MVRB EVI-estimators are related to a direct removal of the dominant component of the bias of a classical estimator of a positive EVI, the Hill estimator, attaining as well minimal asymptotic variance. Heuristic choices for the tuning parameters p and k, the number of top order statistics used in the estimation, are put forward, and applied to simulated and real data.
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