Abstract of Meeting Paper

Society for Risk Analysis 1998 Annual Meeting

Use of Quantile Graph Technique for Studying Technogene Extreme Events in Russia (from 1991 to 1996). A. A. Bykov, A. V. Popov, V. Akimov, and R. T. Yuldashev, Russian Academy of Economics, 21-1-43 Orekhovy Blvd., Moscow, Russia, 115563; Russian Research Institute on the Problems of Civil Defence and Emergency Control under Russian Ministry for Emergencies, 7, Davydkovskaya, Moscow, Russia 121352; and Moscow State Institute for International Relations under Russian Ministry for Foreign Affairs

In the study is described a QQ-graph technique for studying technogene catastrophes in Russia from 1991 to 1996 (fires and explosions). Theoretical and practical parts examine Weibull, exponential, Gumbel, log-normal and other cases and approaches. The tales of statistics are also studied.


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