Suppose that a basketball player’s success in free-throw shooting can be described with a Markov chain. If the player made the last free throw, then she is four times more likely to make the next free throw as miss it. If the player missed her last free throw, then she is equally likely to make or miss the next free throw. If she misses her first free throw, what is the probability she also misses her third and fifth free throw?

Suppose that a basketball player’s success in free-throw shooting can be described with a Markov chain. If the player made the last free throw, then she is four times more likely to make the next free throw as miss it. If the player missed her last free throw, then she is equally likely to make or miss the next free throw. If she misses her first free throw, what is the probability she also misses her third and fifth free throw?

A First Course in Probability (10th Edition)

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Author:Sheldon Ross

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Chapter1: Combinatorial Analysis

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