Let X1, . . . , Xn be iid from Exp(β). Find the distribution of the sample maximum Y = X(n) . Is this an exponential distribution?

Calculus For The Life Sciences
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Chapter13: Probability And Calculus
Section13.2: Expected Value And Variance Of Continuous Random Variables
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Let X1, . . . , Xn be iid from Exp(β). Find the distribution of the sample maximum Y = X(n)
. Is this an exponential distribution? 

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