Time to Absorption in Markov Chains as a Mixture Distribution of Hypo-Exponential Distributions
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Josh Hiller
Abstract
We given an elementary proof that in a Markov chain with absorbing states, and positive probability of absorption at some time
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Articles in the same Issue
- Frontmatter
- A Higher-Order Markov Model for a Hybrid Inventory System with Probabilistic Remanufacturing Demand
- Quality Control Using Convolutional Neural Networks Applied to Samples of Very Small Size
- Design and Optimization of c-Control Chart Using a Triple Sampling Scheme
- Measuring One-Sided Process Capability Index for Autocorrelated Data in the Presence of Random Measurement Errors
- Enhancing Multivariate Control Charts for Individual Observations Using ROC Estimates
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