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Bernoulli distribution: parameters, PMF, mean, variance.

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  • X ~ Bernoulli(p): single trial with success prob p.
  • PMF: P(X=1) = p, P(X=0) = 1-p.
  • E[X] = p; Var(X)  =  p(1p)\operatorname{Var}(X)\; = \;p(1 - p) — maximum at p=0.5.
  • Foundation for binary outcomes (click / no click, pass / fail).
  • Building block: Binomial(n, p) = sum of n i.i.d.
  • Bernoulli(p).
Check yourself — multiple choice
  • E[X]  =  p2E[X]\; = \;p^{2}
  • PMF: P(X=1)=p, P(X=0)=1-p; E[X]=p; Var(X)=p(1p)\operatorname{Var}(X) = p(1 - p) max at p=0.5
  • Var(X)  =  p\operatorname{Var}(X)\; = \;p
  • Only continuous

Bernoulli: E[X] = p, Var(X)  =  p(1p)\operatorname{Var}(X)\; = \;p(1 - p).

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