BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//132.216.98.100//NONSGML kigkonsult.se iCalcreator 2.20.4// BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20260603T005929EDT-0988iWCow4@132.216.98.100 DTSTAMP:20260603T045929Z DESCRIPTION: \n\nThis week's grad student seminar will be given by Annabell e Redelmeier.\n\nTitle: \n Extreme Value Theory\n\nAbstract:\n Extreme Value Theory (EVT) is a discipline in statistics used to model low probability high impact events. It is often used to estimate extremes in hydrology\, t he environment\, and financial data. In this talk\, I’ll give a short desc ription of two methods in EVT (the Block Maxima model and the Peaks-Over-T hreshold model) and a few applications of what they can be used for. \n\n  \n DTSTART:20171020T160000Z DTEND:20171020T160000Z LOCATION:Graduate Lounge\, BURN 1024/1025\, Burnside Hall\, CA\, QC\, Montr eal\, H3A 0B9\, 805 rue Sherbrooke Ouest SUMMARY:Graduate Student Seminar URL:/mathstat/channels/event/graduate-student-seminar- 278088 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR