A fair die is tossed repeatedly. Let Xn be the number of 6’s obtained in the first n tosses. Show that {Xn : n = 1, 2,...} is a Markov chain. Then find its transition probability matrix, specify the classes and determine which are recurrent and which are transient.

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A fair die is tossed repeatedly. Let Xn be the number of 6’s obtained in the first n tosses. Show that {Xn : n = 1, 2,...} is a Markov chain. Then find its transition probability matrix, specify the classes and determine which are recurrent and which are transient.

 

 

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