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On sums of random variables defined on a two-state Markov chain

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 July 2016

H. J. Helgert*
Affiliation:
Cornell Aeronautical Laboratory, Inc., Buffalo

Extract

Assume the sequence of random variables x0, x1, x2, ··· forms a two-state, homogeneous Markov chain with transition probabilities and initial probabilities

Type
Short Communications
Copyright
Copyright © Applied Probability Trust 1970 

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