Model averaging with mixed criteria for estimating high quantiles of extreme values: Application to heavy rainfall
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| author | Shin, Yonggwan Shin, Yire Park, Jeong-Soo |
| author_facet | Shin, Yonggwan Shin, Yire Park, Jeong-Soo |
| contents | Accurately estimating high quantiles beyond the largest observed value is crucial for risk assessment and devising effective adaptation strategies to prevent a greater disaster. The generalized extreme value distribution is widely used for this purpose, with L-moment estimation (LME) and maximum likelihood estimation (MLE) being the primary methods. However, estimating high quantiles with a small sample size becomes challenging when the upper endpoint is unbounded, or equivalently, when there are larger uncertainties involved in extrapolation. This study introduces an improved approach using a model averaging (MA) technique. The proposed method combines MLE and LME to construct candidate submodels and assign weights effectively. The properties of the proposed approach are evaluated through Monte Carlo simulations and an application to maximum daily rainfall data in Korea. In addition, theoretical properties of the MA estimator are examined, including the asymptotic variance with random weights. A surrogate model of MA estimation is also developed and applied for further analysis. Finally, a Bayesian model averaging approach is considered to reduce the estimation bias occurring in the MA methods. |
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| spellingShingle | Model averaging with mixed criteria for estimating high quantiles of extreme values: Application to heavy rainfall Shin, Yonggwan Shin, Yire Park, Jeong-Soo Methodology Computation Accurately estimating high quantiles beyond the largest observed value is crucial for risk assessment and devising effective adaptation strategies to prevent a greater disaster. The generalized extreme value distribution is widely used for this purpose, with L-moment estimation (LME) and maximum likelihood estimation (MLE) being the primary methods. However, estimating high quantiles with a small sample size becomes challenging when the upper endpoint is unbounded, or equivalently, when there are larger uncertainties involved in extrapolation. This study introduces an improved approach using a model averaging (MA) technique. The proposed method combines MLE and LME to construct candidate submodels and assign weights effectively. The properties of the proposed approach are evaluated through Monte Carlo simulations and an application to maximum daily rainfall data in Korea. In addition, theoretical properties of the MA estimator are examined, including the asymptotic variance with random weights. A surrogate model of MA estimation is also developed and applied for further analysis. Finally, a Bayesian model averaging approach is considered to reduce the estimation bias occurring in the MA methods. |
| title | Model averaging with mixed criteria for estimating high quantiles of extreme values: Application to heavy rainfall |
| topic | Methodology Computation |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2505.21417 |