Finite Mathematics & Its Applications (12th Edition)
12th Edition
ISBN: 9780134437767
Author: Larry J. Goldstein, David I. Schneider, Martha J. Siegel, Steven Hair
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 8, Problem 1FCCE
What is a Markov process?
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The definition of Markov process.
Answer to Problem 1FCCE
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Markov process is a process in which a system makes transitions from a set of states to another, with specified probabilities.
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A Markov process is a random process in which the future doesn’t dependent of the past, for a given present.
Thus, Markov processes are the natural stochastic analogs of the deterministic processes described by differential and difference equations. They form one of the most important classes of random processes.
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Ch. 8.1 - 1. Is a stochastic matrix?
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