Help please: Let X1, X2, . . . , Xn be i.i.d. from a uniform distribution over the interval (0, 1). Let Y = max{X1, X2, . . . , Xn}. Show that the PDF of Y has a Beta distribution.

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Let X1, X2, . . . , Xn be i.i.d. from a uniform distribution over the interval (0, 1). Let

Y = max{X1, X2, . . . , Xn}.

Show that the PDF of Y has a Beta distribution.

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