Consider a biased random walk on the set { 1, 2, 3, 4} with probability p = .2 of moving to the left. What is the probability of moving from 2 to 3 in exactly 3 steps if the walk has a. reflecting boundaries? b. absorbing boundaries

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Consider a biased random walk on the set { 1, 2, 3, 4} with
probability p = .2 of moving to the left. What is the probability of moving from 2 to 3 in exactly 3 steps if the walk has
a. reflecting boundaries? b. absorbing boundaries?

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