General extreme value modeling and application of bootstrap on rainfall data - A case study

Abstract: Extreme value theory is concerned with probabilistic and statistical questions related to very high or very low values in sequences of random variables and in stochastic processes. The subject has a rich mathematical theory and also a long tradition of applications in a variety of areas. Among many excellent books on the subject, Coles [2] while the book by concentrates on data analysis and statistical inference for extremes. In this article, we present a case study wherein we model annual maximum yearly rainfall data using the generalized extreme value distribution. Also, we use R software for data analysis and give the R codes in the appendix.