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Problem 3. Let $X_1, X_2,...$ be a sequence of independent random variables with each variable being uniformly distributed over the interval $[0, 1]$. Let $Y_n = min(X_1, X_2, ..., X_n)$. (a) Determine in which of the senses (a.s., m.s., p., d.) the sequence converges and identify the limit. Prove your answer. (b) Determine the value of a constant $alpha$ so that $Z_n = Y_n n^{alpha}$ converges in distribution to a non-zero limit, and find the limit distribution.

          Problem 3. Let $X_1, X_2,...$ be a sequence of independent random variables with each variable being uniformly distributed over the interval $[0, 1]$. Let $Y_n = min(X_1, X_2, ..., X_n)$. 
(a) Determine in which of the senses (a.s., m.s., p., d.) the sequence converges and identify the limit. Prove your answer.
(b) Determine the value of a constant $alpha$ so that $Z_n = Y_n n^{alpha}$ converges in distribution to a non-zero limit, and find the limit distribution.

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Problem 3. Let X1, X2,... be a sequence of independent random variables with each variable being uniformly distributed over the interval [0, 1]. Let Yn = min(X1, X2, ..., Xn).
(a) Determine in which of the senses (a.s., m.s., p., d.) the sequence converges and identify the limit. Prove your answer.
(b) Determine the value of a constant alpha so that Zn = Yn n^alpha converges in distribution to a non-zero limit, and find the limit distribution.

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Since $Y_n = \min(X_1, X_2, \dots, X_n)$, we can find the cumulative distribution function (CDF) of $Y_n$ as follows: $$F_{Y_n}(y) = P(Y_n \le y) = 1 - P(Y_n > y) = 1 - P(X_1 > y, X_2 > y, \dots, X_n > y).$$ Since the $X_i$'s are independent and uniformly Show more…

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Problem 3: Let X1, X2, ... be a sequence of independent random variables, with each variable being uniformly distributed over the interval [0, 1]. Let Yn = min(X1, X2, ..., Xn). (a) Determine in which of the senses (a.s., m.s, p., d.) the sequence converges and identify the limit. Prove your answer. (b) Determine the value of a constant ̑ so that Zn = Ynn̑ converges in distribution to a non-zero limit, and find the limit distribution.

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