Affiliation:
1. Department of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Helsinki, 00014 Helsinki, Finland
Abstract
In univariate data, there exist standard procedures for identifying dominating features that produce the largest number of observations. However, in the multivariate setting, the situation is quite different. This paper aims to provide tools and methods for detecting dominating directional components in multivariate data. We study general heavy-tailed multivariate random vectors in dimension d ≥ 2 and present procedures that can be used to explain why the data are heavy-tailed. This is achieved by identifying the set of the riskiest directional components. The results are of particular interest in insurance when setting reinsurance policies, and in finance when hedging a portfolio of multiple assets.
Subject
Strategy and Management,Economics, Econometrics and Finance (miscellaneous),Accounting
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