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Efficient simulation for dependent rare events with applications to extremes

Probability 2016-10-10 v2

Abstract

We consider the general problem of estimating probabilities which arise as a union of dependent events. We propose a flexible series of estimators for such probabilities, and describe variance reduction schemes applied to the proposed estimators. We derive efficiency results of the estimators in rare-event settings, in particular those associated with extremes. Finally, we examine the performance of our estimators in a numerical example.

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@article{arxiv.1609.09725,
  title  = {Efficient simulation for dependent rare events with applications to extremes},
  author = {Lars Nørvang Andersen and Patrick J. Laub and Leonardo Rojas-Nandayapa},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1609.09725},
  year   = {2016}
}

Comments

Fixed a few minor typographical errors

R2 v1 2026-06-22T16:06:39.149Z