Last of sixteen uniforms smallest, first largest
Question
Let be independent . Given that is the largest of and that , what is the probability that is the smallest of ?
Short answer
. The event involves different variables and is independent of how the first 16 are ordered, so drop it. Given is the maximum, the remaining 15 variables are in uniformly random relative order, so is the minimum with probability .
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- Conditional Probability, Total Probability, and Bayes' Rule
- Worked Examples — Probability Trees, Monty Hall, and Bayesian Updating
- Continuous Random Variables and Probability Density Functions
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