2.4 For the general two-state chain with transition matrix P: a b (72) P a and initial distribution a = (a₁, a₂), find the following: (a) the two-step transition matrix (b) the distribution of X₁

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2.4 For the general two-state chain with transition matrix
P:
a
b
-P P
1-q
a
and initial distribution a = (a₁, a₂), find the following:
(a) the two-step transition matrix
(b) the distribution of X₁
Transcribed Image Text:2.4 For the general two-state chain with transition matrix P: a b -P P 1-q a and initial distribution a = (a₁, a₂), find the following: (a) the two-step transition matrix (b) the distribution of X₁
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