Math Question

[mathdotcom]

x is distributed uniformly over [0,1]

Suppose there are N draws of x from this distribution. What is the expected highest draw?

Answer will be posted in one hour. First person to get it right wins 20 points.

[Dunder]

1
minus
0.5 to the power N

[hhsilver]

N / ( n + 1)


strange --- it won't let me make both N's caps ---the "n" should be "N"

[pavyracer]

175.965

[hhsilver]

mr math, did you forget this thread?

[hhsilver]

bumping again -

expecting the points (and a "good work") if I'm right or the answer with an explanation if i'm wrong --- thanks for the interesting problem - now please finish the thread

[big joe 1212]

where is the answer?

[hhsilver]

where is the answer?

my answer is in post #3 ... want to see if mathcom agrees