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Limit laws for the maxima of chain-dependent sequences with positive extremal index

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 July 2016

K. F. Turkman*
Affiliation:
CEAUL, University of Lisbon
M. F. Oliveira*
Affiliation:
CEAUL, University of Lisbon
*
Postal address for both authors: Universidade de Lisboa, Departamento de Estatística, Investigação Operacional e Computaçã o, Bloco C/2 — Campo Grande, Cidade Universitária, 1700 Lisboa, Portugal.
Postal address for both authors: Universidade de Lisboa, Departamento de Estatística, Investigação Operacional e Computaçã o, Bloco C/2 — Campo Grande, Cidade Universitária, 1700 Lisboa, Portugal.

Abstract

We extend the results on the extremal properties of chain-dependent sequences considered in Turkman and Walker (1983) by assuming conditions similar to those given by Leadbetter and Nandagopalan (1987) which permit clustering of high values.

Type
Short Communications
Copyright
Copyright © Applied Probability Trust 1992 

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