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Consistent estimation of the tail index for dependent data

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  • Brito, Margarida
  • Freitas, Ana Cristina Moreira

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We consider the estimation of the tail-index for dependent random variables. We establish the consistency of the geometric-type estimator (Brito and Freitas, 2003) for stationary sequences satisfying general mixing conditions and derive a simplified condition, specially adapted for applications.

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  • Brito, Margarida & Freitas, Ana Cristina Moreira, 2010. "Consistent estimation of the tail index for dependent data," Statistics & Probability Letters, Elsevier, vol. 80(23-24), pages 1835-1843, December.
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