Extreme value theory in medical sciences: modeling total high cholesterol levels

DOI10.1080/15598608.2012.695673zbMath1420.62450OpenAlexW2053385708MaRDI QIDQ2320782

Zilda Mendes, P. de Zea Bermudes

Publication date: 27 August 2019

Published in: Journal of Statistical Theory and Practice (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: http://revista.farmacoterapia.pt/index.php/rpf/article/view/248

zbMATH Keywords

generalized Pareto distributionpeaks over thresholdextreme quantile estimationcardiovascular diseasestotal cholesterol levels

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Applications of statistics to biology and medical sciences; meta analysis (62P10) Medical applications (general) (92C50)

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Uses Software

• ismev

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