Preface to the Third Edition Preface to the Second Edition Preface to the First Edition List of Special Symbols
I Modeling and Data Analysis 1 Parametric Modeling 2 Diagnostic Tools
II Statistical Inference in Parametric Models 3 An Introduction to Parametric Inference 4 Extreme Value Models 5 Generalized Pareto Models 6 Advanced Statistical Analysis 7 Statistics of Dependent Variables 8 Conditional Extremal Analysis 9 Statistical Models for Exceedance Processes
III Elements of Multivariate Statistical Analysis 10 Basic Multivariate Concepts and Visualization 11 Elliptical and Related Distributions 12 Multivariate Maxima 13 Multivariate Peaks Over Threshold
IV Topics in Hydrology and Environmental Sciences 14 Flood Frequency Analysis 15 Environmental Sciences
V Topics in Finance and Insurance 16 Extreme Returns in Asset Prices 17 The Impact of Large Claims on Actuarial Decisions
VI Topics in Material and Life Sciences 18 Material Sciences 19 Life Science
Appendix: First Steps towards Xtremes and StatPascal A The Menu System B The StatPascal Programming Language