An insurance company classifies its customers into 3 categories: below average, average, and above average. No...
An insurance company classifies its customers into 3 categories: below average, average, and above average. No one moves more than one state at a time.
For example, a customer cannot move from below average to above average or from above average to below average in a given period. After a given period, we notice that:
- 40% of those in the below average category become average
- 30% of those in the average category become above average
- 10% of those in the average category become below average
- 20% of those in the above average category are downgraded to average
Given the above:
- Can you write the transition matrix for the model?
- What is the limiting fraction of drivers in each of these categories? (e.g. find the steady state)
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