2784 20160701171710.0 10.1017/S1743921312000853 DOI ASTROimport-941 Cuypers, J. 2012 False-Alarm Probabilities in Period Searches: Can Extreme-Value Distributions be of Use? Results of simulating false-alarm probabilities in irregularly sampled time series are presented. Relations to well-known expressions and earlier-used criteria are shown and tested for applicability. The use of an extreme-values distribution in this context is investigated. New Horizons in Time Domain Astronomy 285 2012 299-300 http://esoads.eso.org/abs/2012IAUS..285..299C published in NONREF