Let Yn denote the nth order statistic of a random sample of size n froma distribution of the continuous type. Find the smallest value of n for which theinequality P(ξ0.9 < Yn) ≥ 0.75 is true.

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Let Yn denote the nth order statistic of a random sample of size n froma distribution of the continuous type. Find the smallest value of n for which theinequality P(ξ0.9 < Yn) ≥ 0.75 is true.

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