Biometrika Mar 03, 2026

Characterizing extremal dependence on a hyperplane

Authors
P Wan
Paper Information
  • Journal:
    Biometrika
  • DOI:
    10.1093/biomet/asag015
  • Published:
    March 03, 2026
  • Added to Tracker:
    Mar 05, 2026
Abstract

Summary In this paper, we characterize the extremal dependence of d asymptotically dependent variables using a class of random vectors on the (d-1) -dimensional hyperplane perpendicular to the diagonal vector 1 = (1,… ,1). This translates analyses of multivariate extremes to analyses on a linear vector space, opening up possibilities for applying existing statistical techniques based on linear operations. As an example, we demonstrate how to obtain lower-dimensional approximations of tail dependence through principal component analysis. Additionally, we show that the widely used Hüsler–Reiss family is characterized by a Gaussian family residing on the hyperplane.

Author Details
P Wan
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Citation Information
APA Format
P Wan (2026) . Characterizing extremal dependence on a hyperplane. Biometrika , 10.1093/biomet/asag015.
BibTeX Format
@article{paper1014,
  title = { Characterizing extremal dependence on a hyperplane },
  author = { P Wan },
  journal = { Biometrika },
  year = { 2026 },
  doi = { 10.1093/biomet/asag015 },
  url = { https://doi.org/10.1093/biomet/asag015 }
}