Let Zi be iid N(0,1) and MN=maxi≤NZi.
(a) Show that E[MN]=∫−∞∞xNϕ(x)Φ(x)N−1dx and, integrating by parts with xϕ(x)=−ϕ′(x), that E[MN]=N(N−1)∫−∞∞ϕ(x)2Φ(x)N−2dx for N≥2.
(b) Prove E[M2]=1/π and E[M3]=3/(2π).
(c) Compare with the Gumbel approximation (4.17) for N=2,3 and explain the error.