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Diagnostic Tools for Extreme Value Regression Models

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Pith's one-line read Standardised tail plots and normalised residual plots enable consistent goodness-of-fit assessment for extreme value regression models regardless of sample size variation.

desk verdict The paper introduces two new plots for regional diagnostics in extreme value regression using asymptotic bounds on normalised exceedance probabilities, but the finite-sample reliability of those bounds is unverified. read the letter →

arxiv 2606.02676 v1 pith:XDBCTCDN submitted 2026-06-01 stat.ME

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The reading

The paper develops two visual diagnostics for extreme value regression models to address the shortage of reliable tools for assessing fit, especially for extrapolation and on complex covariate domains. The standardised tail plot and the normalised residual plot are constructed so that their uncertainty bounds come from the asymptotic distribution of normalised exceedance probabilities. This makes the bounds roughly independent of the number of observations, allowing direct comparison of model performance at global and regional scales even when sample sizes differ across covariate regions. The diagnostics are demonstrated in applications involving model comparison over thousands of candidates and yielding practical design guidance.

What carries the argument

The asymptotic distribution of normalised exceedance probabilities, which supplies uncertainty bounds independent of sample size for the standardised tail plot and normalised residual plot.

What would settle it

Simulation experiments showing that the width or coverage of the uncertainty bounds changes substantially with sample size in moderate-sized datasets would falsify the usefulness of the sample-size independence.

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Extended reading notes

Core claim

The central discovery is that uncertainty bounds derived from the asymptotic distribution of normalised exceedance probabilities are approximately independent of sample size. This property underpins the standardised tail plot and normalised residual plot, which permit visual comparison of goodness-of-fit both globally and within specific regions of the covariate domain for extreme value regression models.

Load-bearing premise

The asymptotic distribution of normalised exceedance probabilities approximates the finite-sample behavior closely enough for the uncertainty bounds to be practically independent of sample size.

Editorial extensions

If this is right

  • Model comparison becomes feasible across thousands of candidate extreme value regression models.
  • Regional assessment reveals where model fit is inadequate even if global fit appears acceptable.
  • Diagnostics remain interpretable on low-dimensional or non-Euclidean covariate domains.
  • Summary statistics for global and regional goodness-of-fit can be derived from the plots.

Reading between the lines

Editorial extensions of the paper, not claims the author makes directly.

  • These plots could be extended to other types of regression models that involve tail behavior.
  • Automated selection of extreme value models might incorporate these diagnostics as objective criteria.
  • Validation through simulation studies with controlled misspecification would test the finite-sample accuracy of the bounds.
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Referee Report

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Summary. The paper proposes two novel visual diagnostics for extreme value regression models—the standardised tail plot and the normalised residual plot—derived from the asymptotic distribution of normalised exceedance probabilities. It claims that the resulting uncertainty bounds are approximately independent of sample size, enabling consistent global and regional goodness-of-fit assessment despite varying local sample sizes. The manuscript also discusses summary statistics for global and regional fit and illustrates the tools in two applications involving model comparison across thousands of candidate models.

Significance. If the finite-sample behavior of the proposed bounds aligns with the asymptotic claims, the work would address an important gap in diagnostics for extreme-value regression models, especially for regional assessment on non-Euclidean or low-dimensional covariate domains and for scalable model comparison. The sample-size-independent uncertainty bounds, if reliable, represent a practical strength for extrapolation-focused applications.

major comments (1)
  1. [Abstract (asymptotic derivation and diagnostic construction)] The central claim (abstract) that uncertainty bounds derived from the asymptotic distribution of normalised exceedance probabilities are approximately independent of sample size and useful for regional diagnostics rests on the approximation holding in finite samples. No simulation studies, finite-sample error bounds, or checks with small local exceedance counts are referenced to support this, which is load-bearing for the regional-diagnostics contribution given that extreme-value regression fits typically involve limited tail observations.
minor comments (1)
  1. The abstract states that the diagnostics are illustrated in 'two applications' but provides no detail on the data types, covariate domains, or model classes used; adding a brief description would improve clarity on scope.

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We thank the referee for their constructive comments on the manuscript. We address the major comment below.

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  1. Referee: [Abstract (asymptotic derivation and diagnostic construction)] The central claim (abstract) that uncertainty bounds derived from the asymptotic distribution of normalised exceedance probabilities are approximately independent of sample size and useful for regional diagnostics rests on the approximation holding in finite samples. No simulation studies, finite-sample error bounds, or checks with small local exceedance counts are referenced to support this, which is load-bearing for the regional-diagnostics contribution given that extreme-value regression fits typically involve limited tail observations.

    Authors: The manuscript derives the sample-size independence of the uncertainty bounds from the limiting distribution of the normalised exceedance probabilities. We agree with the referee that this asymptotic justification does not automatically guarantee good finite-sample performance, particularly when local exceedance counts are small. The current version contains no simulation studies or finite-sample error bounds to quantify the approximation error. We will add a simulation study in the revised manuscript that examines the behaviour of the standardised tail plots and normalised residual plots for small to moderate local sample sizes, including scenarios representative of regional diagnostics. revision: yes

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No significant circularity; derivation rests on external asymptotic theory

full rationale

The paper's central derivation invokes the asymptotic distribution of normalised exceedance probabilities to establish that uncertainty bounds are approximately independent of sample size. This is a standard result from extreme value theory applied to the exceedance probabilities, not a quantity fitted from the same data or reduced by self-citation. No equations or steps in the provided abstract or description equate a prediction to a fitted input by construction, import uniqueness from prior self-work, or smuggle an ansatz via citation. The diagnostics are constructed from this external asymptotic foundation, making the chain self-contained against external benchmarks rather than tautological.

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  • domain assumption Asymptotic distribution of normalised exceedance probabilities yields approximately sample-size-independent uncertainty bounds
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Visual and quantitative goodness-of-fit diagnostics are an important tool in the practitioner's toolbox. The need for convincing and reliable diagnostics is particularly clear when fitting extreme value regression models, which are used for extrapolation far beyond the observable range of the response variable, and often evaluated at unobserved covariate values. Despite this, few diagnostics have been developed for extreme value regression models, and those available often suffer in terms of interpretability or scalability on low-dimensional or non-Euclidean covariate domains, often encountered in modern applications. Moreover, existing methods tend to offer a global perspective on model fit; that is, they quantify goodness-of-fit across the entire dataset, without offering insight into regions of the covariate space where the model fit may be poor. We propose two novel visual diagnostics for extreme value regression models: the standardised tail plot and the normalised residual plot. By considering the asymptotic distribution of normalised exceedance probabilities, we show that uncertainty bounds for our plots are approximately independent of the sample size used in their construction. This allows us to propose visual diagnostics which can efficiently and consistently compare goodness-of-fit at both a global and regional level, despite varying sample sizes over regions of the covariate domain. Following a discussion of summary statistics for global and regional goodness-of-fit, we provide two applications of extreme value regression models that illustrate how our diagnostics can be used to perform model comparison (across thousands of candidate models) and provide actionable findings that support model design.

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Figure 1. Left: Illustration of the problem of defining an ordering in non-stationary settings. [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p006_1.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 2. Top left: Two-sided 95% CI on exponential quantiles for sample sizes of [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p012_2.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 3. Densities of standardised exponential order statistics [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p013_3.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 4. Figure 4: Normalised residual plot for the data shown in lower plots of [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p015_4.png]
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Figure 5. Figure 5: Asymptotic sensitivity of various goodness-of-fit statistics to perturbations in the [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p020_5.png]
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Figure 6. Figure 6: Example summary plots for the data used in Figures [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p021_6.png]
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Figure 7. Figure 7: Box-plots of the global ADR p-values (left) and regional uniformity p-values [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p025_7.png]
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Figure 8. Figure 8: Scatter plots of the p-values associated with three test statistics for 2500 fitted [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p026_8.png]
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Figure 9. Figure 9: Diagnostics for SPAR Model 3. Top left and centre: Exponential QQ plot and [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p027_9.png]
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Figure 10. Figure 10: Diagnostics for SPAR Models 1 (top) and 2 (bottom). Left: Histogram of [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p028_10.png]
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Figure 11. Figure 11: Scatter plot of the global EMAD and global ADR p-values for 2000 estimated [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p029_11.png]
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Figure 12. Figure 12: Standardised tail plots for deep GP regression (top left, top right, and bottom [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p030_12.png]

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