Q.4 [8 marks] Consider the Markov chain with the following transition diagram 1 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 2 3 0.5 (a) Write d...
Consider the Markov chain with the following transition diagram. 1 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 2 3 0.5 (a) Write down the transition matrix of the Markov chain (b) Compute the two step transition matrix of the Markov chain 2 if the initial state distribution for 2 marks (c) What is the state distribution T2 for t t 0 is To(0.1, 0.5, 0.4)7? [3 marks (d) What is the average time 1.1 for the chain to return to state 1?...
Q.5 6 marks Markov chain with the following (a) Draw the state transition diagram for transition matrix P 0 0.5 0 0.5 0 0.2 0.8 0 0 O P = \ 0 0.1 0 0.2 0.7 0 0.9 0 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 1 on five states 1,2,3,4,5} 2 marks (b) Identify the communicating classes of the Markov chain and identify whether they are open or closed. Write them in set notation and mark them on the transition...
Consider the following Markov chain with the following transition diagram on states (1,2,3 2 1/3 1 1/4 2 3 s this Markov chain irreducible? 1 marks (a) (b) Find the probability of the Markov chain to move to state 3 after two time steps, providing it starts in state 2 [3 marks 14 Find the stationary distribution of this Markov chain [4 marks (c) (d) Is the stationary distribution also a limiting distribution for this Markov chain? Explain your answer...
2. (10 points) Consider a continuous-time Markov chain with the transition rate matrix -4 2 2 Q 34 1 5 0 -5 (a) What is the expected amount of time spent in each state? (b) What is the transition probability matrix of the embedded discrete-time Markov chain? (c) Is this continuous-time Markov chain irreducible? (d) Compute the stationary distribution for the continuous-time Markov chain and the em- bedded discrete-time Markov chain and compare the two 2. (10 points) Consider a...
An absorbing Markov Chain has 5 states where states #1 and #2 are absorbing states and the following transition probabilities are known: p3,2=0.1, p3, 3=0.4, p3,5=0.5 p4,1=0.1, p4,3=0.5, p4,4=0.4 p5,1=0.3, p5,2=0.2, p5,4=0.3, p5,5 = 0.2 (a) Let T denote the transition matrix. Compute T3. Find the probability that if you start in state #3 you will be in state #5 after 3 steps. (b) Compute the matrix N = (I - Q)-1. Find the expected value for the number of...
Let Xn be a Markov chain with state space {0, 1, 2}, and transition probability matrix and initial distribution π = (0.2, 0.5, 0.3). Calculate P(X1 = 2) and P(X3 = 2|X0 = 0) 0.3 0.1 0.6 p0.4 0.4 0.2 0.1 0.7 0.2
1. Consider a Markov chain (X) where X E(1.2,3), with state transition matrix 1/2 1/3 1/6 0 1/4 (a) (6 points) Sketch the associated state transition diagram (b) (10 points) Suppose the Markov chain starts in state 1. What is the probability that it is in state 3 after two steps? (c) (10 points) Caleulate the steady-state distribution (s) for states 1, 2, and 3, respee- tively 1. Consider a Markov chain (X) where X E(1.2,3), with state transition matrix...
P is the (one-step) transition probability matrix of a Markov chain with state space {0, 1, 2, 3, 4 0.5 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.25 0.5 0.25 0.0 0.0 P=10.5 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.5/ (a) Draw a transition diagram. (b) Suppose the chain starts at time 0 in state 2. That is, Xo 2. Find E Xi (c)Suppose the chain starts at time 0 in any of the states with...
Given the transition matrix P for a Markov chain, find P(2) and answer the following questions. Write all answers as integers or decimals. P= 0.1 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.3 0.1 0.5 0.4 0.1 If the system begins in state 2 on the first observation, what is the probability that it will be in state 3 on the third observation? If the system begins in state 3, what is the probability that it will be in state 1 after...
A Markov chain X0, X1, X2,... has transition matrix 012 0 0.3 0.2 0.5 P = 1 0.5 0.1 0.4 .2 0.3 0.3 0.4 (i) Determine the conditional probabilities P(X1 = 1,X2 = 0|X0 = 0),P(X3 = 2|X1 = 0). (ii) Suppose the initial distribution is P(X0 = 1) = P(X0 = 2) = 1/2. Determine the probabilities P(X0 = 1, X1 = 1, X2 = 2) and P(X3 = 0). 2. A Markov chain Xo, Xi, X2,. has...