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3.1.2 Bernoulli Random Variables: 𝖡𝖾𝗋𝗇(θ)

A model for outcomes of experiments where the sample space is {0,1} and the outcomes are not necessarily equi-probable. Here p(0)=1-θ, p(1)=θ and p(r)=0 otherwise, which can be written as

p(r)={θr(1-θ)1-rr=0,10otherwise

and

  1. 𝖤[R]=θ,

  2. 𝖵𝖺𝗋[R]=θ(1-θ).