Median of three uniforms on (0,3) in the middle third
Question
Three independent random variables are each uniform on . What is the probability that their median lies between and ?
Short answer
. Each variable falls in , or with probability . The median lands in the middle third unless at least two fall in the same outer third: .
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- Counting and Combinatorics
- Continuous Random Variables and Probability Density Functions
- Cumulative Distribution Functions
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