Bayes in the Extremes Abstract: Statistical analyses of heavy tailed data bring in a unique set of questions. Often the scientific focus shifts to the tails of the distribution, e.g., to forecasting the 100-year daily precipitation or to identifying predictors which influence extreme low birthweight. Parametric models, whose fit is largely dictated by the central…
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