"DIAMOND Mark R." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]:
> In its most specific form, I would like to know how one determines the > sampling distribution of the maximum of say, n, random normal > deviates. I would also like to know something more general. If I take > multiple samples of n random deviates from some distribution, what > will be (or how could I determine) the sampling distribution of the > k-th ranked deviate. I hope I've put this clearly. ... If, say, I take > random numbers 6 at a time from some distribution, what will be the > sampling distribution of the maximum, the 2-nd highest, 5-th highest, > minimum and such-like. The term you're looking for is "order statistics." A search on that should be fruitful. . . ================================================================= Instructions for joining and leaving this list, remarks about the problem of INAPPROPRIATE MESSAGES, and archives are available at: . http://jse.stat.ncsu.edu/ . =================================================================
