"><em>x_max</em></span>, (for our 'standard' distribution, 0 and
          1), and is usually some fraction. For any other <span class="emphasis"><em>x_min</em></span>
          and <span class="emphasis"><em>x_max</em></span> a fraction can be obtained from <span class="emphasis"><em>x</em></span>
          using
        </p>
<p>
          &#8198; fraction = (x - x_min) / (x_max - x_min)
        </p>
<p>
          The simplest example is tossing heads and tails with a fair coin and modelling
          the 