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Question
Define Bernoulli trials
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Solution
A random experiment whose outcomes are of two types namely success S and failure F, occurring with probabilities p and q respectively, is called a Bernoulli trial.
Some examples of Bernoulli trials are:
(i) Tossing of a coin (Head or Tail)
(ii) Throwing of a die (Getting even or Odd number)
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