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Empirical Bayes estimation of the extreme value index in an ANOVA setting
Thesis (MComm)-- Stellenbosch University, 2014.
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| spelling | oai:scholar.sun.ac.za:10019.1/86216 Empirical Bayes estimation of the extreme value index in an ANOVA setting Jordaan, Aletta Gertruida Berning, T. L. Stellenbosch University. Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences. Dept. of Statistical and Actuarial Science. Extreme Value Theory Theses -- Statistics and actuarial science Dissertations -- Statistics and actuarial science Analysis of variance UCTD Thesis (MComm)-- Stellenbosch University, 2014. ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Extreme value theory (EVT) involves the development of statistical models and techniques in order to describe and model extreme events. In order to make inferences about extreme quantiles, it is necessary to estimate the extreme value index (EVI). Numerous estimators of the EVI exist in the literature. However, these estimators are only applicable in the single sample setting. The aim of this study is to obtain an improved estimator of the EVI that is applicable to an ANOVA setting. An ANOVA setting lends itself naturally to empirical Bayes (EB) estimators, which are the main estimators under consideration in this study. EB estimators have not received much attention in the literature. The study begins with a literature study, covering the areas of application of EVT, Bayesian theory and EB theory. Different estimation methods of the EVI are discussed, focusing also on possible methods of determining the optimal threshold. Specifically, two adaptive methods of threshold selection are considered. A simulation study is carried out to compare the performance of different estimation methods, applied only in the single sample setting. First order and second order estimation methods are considered. In the case of second order estimation, possible methods of estimating the second order parameter are also explored. With regards to obtaining an estimator that is applicable to an ANOVA setting, a first order EB estimator and a second order EB estimator of the EVI are derived. A case study of five insurance claims portfolios is used to examine whether the two EB estimators improve the accuracy of estimating the EVI, when compared to viewing the portfolios in isolation. The results showed that the first order EB estimator performed better than the Hill estimator. However, the second order EB estimator did not perform better than the “benchmark” second order estimator, namely fitting the perturbed Pareto distribution to all observations above a pre-determined threshold by means of maximum likelihood estimation. AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Ekstreemwaardeteorie (EWT) behels die ontwikkeling van statistiese modelle en tegnieke wat gebruik word om ekstreme gebeurtenisse te beskryf en te modelleer. Ten einde inferensies aangaande ekstreem kwantiele te maak, is dit nodig om die ekstreem waarde indeks (EWI) te beraam. Daar bestaan talle beramers van die EWI in die literatuur. Hierdie beramers is egter slegs van toepassing in die enkele steekproef geval. Die doel van hierdie studie is om ’n meer akkurate beramer van die EWI te verkry wat van toepassing is in ’n ANOVA opset. ’n ANOVA opset leen homself tot die gebruik van empiriese Bayes (EB) beramers, wat die fokus van hierdie studie sal wees. Hierdie beramers is nog nie in literatuur ondersoek nie. Die studie begin met ’n literatuurstudie, wat die areas van toepassing vir EWT, Bayes teorie en EB teorie insluit. Verskillende metodes van EWI beraming word bespreek, insluitend ’n bespreking oor hoe die optimale drempel bepaal kan word. Spesifiek word twee aanpasbare metodes van drempelseleksie beskou. ’n Simulasiestudie is uitgevoer om die akkuraatheid van beraming van verskillende beramingsmetodes te vergelyk, in die enkele steekproef geval. Eerste orde en tweede orde beramingsmetodes word beskou. In die geval van tweede orde beraming, word moontlike beramingsmetodes van die tweede orde parameter ook ondersoek. ’n Eerste orde en ’n tweede orde EB beramer van die EWI is afgelei met die doel om ’n beramer te kry wat van toepassing is vir die ANAVA opset. ’n Gevallestudie van vyf versekeringsportefeuljes word gebruik om ondersoek in te stel of die twee EB beramers die akkuraatheid van beraming van die EWI verbeter, in vergelyking met die EWI beramers wat verkry word deur die portefeuljes afsonderlik te ontleed. Die resultate toon dat die eerste orde EB beramer beter gevaar het as die Hill beramer. Die tweede orde EB beramer het egter slegter gevaar as die tweede orde beramer wat gebruik is as maatstaf, naamlik die passing van die gesteurde Pareto verdeling (PPD) aan alle waarnemings bo ’n gegewe drempel, met behulp van maksimum aanneemlikheidsberaming. Masters 2014-04-16T17:28:14Z 2014-04-16T17:28:14Z 2014-04 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/86216 en_ZA Stellenbosch University 114 p. application/pdf Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University |
| spellingShingle | Extreme Value Theory Theses -- Statistics and actuarial science Dissertations -- Statistics and actuarial science Analysis of variance UCTD Jordaan, Aletta Gertruida Empirical Bayes estimation of the extreme value index in an ANOVA setting |
| title | Empirical Bayes estimation of the extreme value index in an ANOVA setting |
| title_full | Empirical Bayes estimation of the extreme value index in an ANOVA setting |
| title_fullStr | Empirical Bayes estimation of the extreme value index in an ANOVA setting |
| title_full_unstemmed | Empirical Bayes estimation of the extreme value index in an ANOVA setting |
| title_short | Empirical Bayes estimation of the extreme value index in an ANOVA setting |
| title_sort | empirical bayes estimation of the extreme value index in an anova setting |
| topic | Extreme Value Theory Theses -- Statistics and actuarial science Dissertations -- Statistics and actuarial science Analysis of variance UCTD |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/86216 |
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