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The document contains a series of questions related to order statistics in probability and statistics. It covers topics such as the Probability Density Function (PDF) of maximum and minimum order statistics, expected values, and the joint PDF of minimum and maximum statistics. Additionally, it explores specific distributions, including Uniform and Exponential distributions, and requires derivations and explanations of various statistical properties.

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The document contains a series of questions related to order statistics in probability and statistics. It covers topics such as the Probability Density Function (PDF) of maximum and minimum order statistics, expected values, and the joint PDF of minimum and maximum statistics. Additionally, it explores specific distributions, including Uniform and Exponential distributions, and requires derivations and explanations of various statistical properties.

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Order Statistics Assignment

Questions
Question 1: Let X1 , X2 , . . . , Xn be i.i.d. random variables from a Uniform(0, θ) distribution. Find the
Probability Density Function (PDF) of the maximum order statistic X(n) .

Question 2: For a sample of size n from an arbitrary continuous distribution F (x), derive the explicit
Cumulative Distribution Function (CDF) of the minimum order statistic X(1) .

Question 3: Let X1 , X2 , X3 be a random sample of size n = 3 from an Exponential distribution with


parameter λ. Find the expected value of the sample minimum,

E[X(1) ].

Question 4: Using the Binomial counting logic, find the explicit CDF of the sample median for a
sample of size n = 3 from any continuous distribution F (x).

Question 5: For a sample of size n from a Uniform(0, 1) distribution, it can be shown that

2 r(r + 1)
E[U(r) ]= .
(n + 1)(n + 2)

Use this along with the proved result for E[U(r) ] to show that

r(n − r + 1)
Var(U(r) ) = .
(n + 1)2 (n + 2)

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Question 6: Let X1 , X2 , . . . , Xn be i.i.d. random variables with a continuous CDF F (x) and PDF
f (x). Write down the conceptual reason why the joint PDF of the minimum X(1) and
maximum X(n) must include the factor

n(n − 1).

Question 7: If X1 , X2 , X3 , X4 are i.i.d. Exponential(λ) random variables, find the explicit PDF of the
third order statistic,
f(3) (x).

Question 8: We proved that


r
E[F (X(r) )] = .
n+1
Identify which specific Beta distribution matches the exact PDF of F (X(r) ) and state its
two parameters, α and β.

Question 9: A random sample of size n = 5 is drawn from a population with PDF

f (x) = 2x, 0 < x < 1.

Find the expected value of the largest observation,

E[X(5) ].

Question 10: In your own words, explain why the PDF of the r-th order statistic requires the specific
combinatorial coefficient
n!
.
(r − 1)!(n − r)!

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