2001-02-01
Using a bootstrap method to choose the sample fraction in tail index estimation
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Journal of Multivariate Analysis , Volume 76 - Issue 2 p. 226- 248
Tail index estimation depends for its accuracy on a precise choice of the sample fraction, i.e., the number of extreme order statistics on which the estimation is based. A complete solution to the sample fraction selection is given by means of a two-step subsample bootstrap method. This method adaptively determines the sample fraction that minimizes the asymptotic mean-squared error. Unlike previous methods, prior knowledge of the second-order parameter is not required. In addition, we are able to dispense with the need for a prior estimate of the tail index which already converges roughly at the optimal rate. The only arbitrary choice of parameters is the number of Monte Carlo replications.
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doi.org/10.1006/jmva.2000.1903, hdl.handle.net/1765/12389 | |
Journal of Multivariate Analysis | |
Organisation | Erasmus School of Economics |
Daníelsson, J., Peng, L., de Vries, C., & de Haan, L. (2001). Using a bootstrap method to choose the sample fraction in tail index estimation. Journal of Multivariate Analysis, 76(2), 226–248. doi:10.1006/jmva.2000.1903 |