A random variable X follows a Bernoulli distribution with parameter p if its probability function takes the form:
where p and q represent, respectively, the probabilities of “success” and “failure,” symbolized by the values 1 and 0.
Bernoulli's law, \( { p=0.3 } \), \( { q=0.7 } \)
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(2008). Bernoulli Distribution. In: The Concise Encyclopedia of Statistics. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-32833-1_24
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