Peter takes the course Basic Stochastic Processes this quarter on Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday. The classes start at 10:00 am. Peter is used to work until late in the night and consequently, he sometimes misses the class. His attendance behaviour is such that he attends class depending only on whether or not he went to the latest class. If he attended class one day, then he will go to class next time it meets with probability 1/2. If he did not go to one class, then he will go to the next class with probability 3/4. Describe the Markov chain that models Peter’s attendance. What is the probability that he will attend class on Thursday if he went to class on Friday?

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Peter takes the course Basic Stochastic Processes this quarter on Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday. The classes start at 10:00 am. Peter is used to work until late in the night and consequently, he sometimes misses the class. His attendance behaviour is such that he attends class depending only on whether or not he went to the latest class. If he attended class one day, then he will go to class next time it meets with probability 1/2. If he did not go to one class, then he will go to the next class with probability 3/4. Describe the Markov chain that models Peter’s attendance. What is the

probability that he will attend class on Thursday if he went to class on Friday?

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