We typically don't pay particular attention to the order of a set of random variables \(X_1, X_2, \cdots, X_n\). But, what if we did? Suppose, for example, we needed to know the probability that the third largest value was less than 72. Or, suppose we needed to know the 80th percentile of a random sample of heart rates. In either case, we'd need to know something about how the order of the data behaved. That is, we'd need to know something about the probability density function of the order statistics \(Y_1, Y_2, \cdots, Y_n\). That's what we'll groove on in this lesson.