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The extremal index in 10 seconds

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 July 2016

Gerard Hooghiemstra
Affiliation:
Vakgroep SSOR Faculteit TWI Mekelweg 4 2628 CD Delft The Netherlands
Ludolf E. Meester
Affiliation:
Vakgroep SSOR Faculteit TWI Mekelweg 4 2628 CD Delft The Netherlands
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Abstract

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Letters to the Editor
Copyright
Copyright © Applied Probability Trust 1997 

References

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