Let X(1), X(2), ..., X(n) be the order statistics of a set of n independent uniform (0, 1) random variables. Find the conditional distribution of X(n) given that X(1) = s(1), X(2) = s(2), ..., X(n-1)=s(n-1).

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Let X(1), X(2), ..., X(n) be the order statistics of a set of n independent uniform (0, 1) random variables.
Find the conditional distribution of X(n) given that X(1) = s(1), X(2) = s(2), ..., X(n-1)=s(n-1).

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