Consider a Markov chain with three and four states respectively and transition p
ID: 3028644 • Letter: C
Question
Consider a Markov chain with three and four states respectively and transition probability matrices given by
A = {(1/2, 1/2, 0), (1/2, 1/4, 1/4), (0, 1/3, 2/3)}
B = {(1/2, 1/2, 0, 0), (1/2, 1/2, 0, 0), (1/4, 1/4, 1/4, 1/4), (0, 0, 0, 1)}
How many irreducibility classes does the Markov chain has and what are they?
Explanation / Answer
Let 1 , 2 , 3 be the states of Markov chain A .
Then class(1) ={1,2}
Class (2) ={1,2,3}
Class (3)= {2,3}
Hence class 1 and class 3 are irreducible classes
Let 1,2,3,4 be the states of markov chain B
Class (1)= {1,2}
Class(2)= {1,2}
class (3)= {3}
Class (4)={4}
Hence all the classes are irreducible
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