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Joint distribution of a random variable and the sample maximum

A fundamental result in order statistics is Theorem 2.4.2 of Balakrishnan & Cohen: Let $X_1, X_2, \ldots, X_n$ be i.i.id. random variables from a population with cdf $F$ and pdf $f,$ and let $X_{...
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