2. Stationary Distributions Recall that a stationary distribution of a Markov chain is a probability distribution P(X) such that starting with it and applying the transition probabilities does not change it. That is, it satisfies P(X = x) = Σ P(X₁+1 = x | X₁ = x') P(X = x'). (a) Give an example of a Markov chain with two states and deterministic transitions where applying the mini forward algorithm does not necessarily converge to a stationary distribution (b) Show, nevertheless, that your example has a stationary distribution

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### 2. Stationary Distributions

Recall that a stationary distribution of a Markov chain is a probability distribution \( P(X) \) such that starting with it and applying the transition probabilities does not change it. That is, it satisfies 

\[ P(X = x) = \sum_{x'} P(X_{t+1} = x \, | \, X_t = x') P(X = x'). \]

#### (a)
Give an example of a Markov chain with two states and deterministic transitions where applying the mini forward algorithm does not necessarily converge to a stationary distribution.

#### (b)
Show, nevertheless, that your example has a stationary distribution.
Transcribed Image Text:### 2. Stationary Distributions Recall that a stationary distribution of a Markov chain is a probability distribution \( P(X) \) such that starting with it and applying the transition probabilities does not change it. That is, it satisfies \[ P(X = x) = \sum_{x'} P(X_{t+1} = x \, | \, X_t = x') P(X = x'). \] #### (a) Give an example of a Markov chain with two states and deterministic transitions where applying the mini forward algorithm does not necessarily converge to a stationary distribution. #### (b) Show, nevertheless, that your example has a stationary distribution.
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