A small computer lab has 2 terminals. The number of students working in this lab is recorded
Question:
A small computer lab has 2 terminals. The number of students working in this lab is recorded at the end of every hour. A computer assistant notices the following pattern: If there are 0 or 1 students in a lab, then the number of students in 1 hour has a 50-50% chance to increase by 1 or remain unchanged.If there are 2 students in a lab, then the number of students in 1 hour has a 50-50% chance to decrease by 1 or remain unchanged.
(a) Write the transition probability matrix for this Markov chain.
(b) Is this a regular Markov chain? Justify your answer.
(c) Suppose there is nobody in the lab at 7 am. What is the probability of nobody working in the lab at 10 am? can someone explain this?
Essentials of Business Statistics
ISBN: 978-0078020537
5th edition
Authors: Bruce Bowerman, Richard Connell, Emily Murphree, Burdeane Or