We provide an extreme value analysis of daily new cases of COVID-19. We use data from Benin, Burkina Faso, Cabo Verde, Cote d’Ivoire, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, ...
Extreme value analysis deals with the statistical modelling of rare or extreme observations drawn from complex systems. It encompasses two principal frameworks: the block maxima approach, where maxima ...