Expectation of Bernoulli Distribution/Proof 2
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Theorem
Let $X$ be a discrete random variable with a Bernoulli distribution with parameter $p$.
Then the expectation of $X$ is given by:
- $\expect X = p$
Proof
Follows directly from Expectation of Binomial Distribution, putting $n = 1$.
$\blacksquare$