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Bernoulli Distribution

A Bernoulli random number is always either a 0 or 1 with the specified probability of being a 1. Bernoulli random numbers are useful in conditional statements using the IF primitive that are designed to model cases where an event either occurs or does not.

The Bernoulli distribution is a special application of the Binomial distribution random number brand where the number of trials is set to one.

The brand primitive, when used to generate Bernoulli deviates, has the format

brand( probability )

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Probability Density Function for a node using the Bernoulli distribution with a probability of success of 0.2; brand(0.2).

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