Value-at-Risk Theory and Practice

The first advanced book on value-at-risk

Chapter 3, Page 133
Exercise 23

Suppose U ~ Un((0, 1)n ). What is Pr(Ui > 0.5 for all i )?

Solution

Components of U are independent. Accordingly, by [3.1], the probability equals 0.5n.

 
 

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