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Working out the cumulative distribution

  1. May 8, 2010 #1

    millwallcrazy

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    f(x) = 3(x^2)/(C^3) 0 < x < C
    = 0 otherwise


    Let the mean of the sample be Xa and let the largest item in the sample be Xm. What is the cumulative distribution for Xm?
     
    millwallcrazy, May 8, 2010
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  3. May 8, 2010 #2

    statdad

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    I'm assuming that you are to work with a random sample of size [itex] n [/itex].

    Note that for ANY continuous random variable, if [itex] X_{max} [/itex] is the maximum value, you know that [itex] X_{max} \le a [/itex] means that EVERY item in the sample is [itex] \le a [/itex], so that

    [tex]
    G(a) = P(X_{max} \le a) = P(X_1 \le a \text{ and } X_2 \le a \text{ and } \dots \text{ and } X_n \le a)
    [/tex]

    Now, knowing that the [itex] X [/itex] values are independent (since they're from a random sample), what can you do with the statement on the right?
     
    statdad, May 8, 2010
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