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Let X be a Markov chain and let (nrr≥ 0} be an unbounded increasing sequence of positive integers. Show that Yr Xnr constitutes a (possibly inhomogeneous) Markov chain. Find the transition matrix of Y when nr = 2r and X is: (a) simple random walk, and (b) a branching process. =

Let X be a Markov chain and let (nrr≥ 0} be an unbounded increasing sequence of positive integers. Show that Yr Xnr constitutes a (possibly inhomogeneous) Markov chain. Find the transition matrix of Y when nr = 2r and X is: (a) simple random walk, and (b) a branching process. =

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Let X be a Markov chain and let (nrr≥ 0} be an unbounded increasing sequence of positive integers. Show that Yr Xnr constitutes a (possibly inhomogeneous) Markov chain. Find the transition matrix of Y when nr = 2r and X is: (a) simple random walk, and (b) a branching process. =
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