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This student never eats the same kind of food for 2 consecutive weeks. If she eats a Chinese restaurant one week, then she is four times as likely to have Greek as Italian food the next week. If she eats a Greek restaurant one week, then she is equally likely to have Chinese as Italian food the next week. If she eats a Italian restaurant one week, then she is three times as likely to have Chinese as Greek food the next week.
Assume that state 1 is Chinese and that state 2 is Greek, and state 3 is Italian.
Find the transition matrix for this Markov process.
Transcribed Image Text:**Exploring Transition Matrices in Markov Processes**
In this activity, you are tasked with finding the transition matrix \( P \) for a given Markov process.
### Understanding the Transition Matrix
A transition matrix is a square matrix used to describe the transitions of a Markov chain. Each element \( p_{ij} \) in the matrix represents the probability of transitioning from state \( i \) to state \( j \).
### Matrix Structure
The matrix \( P \) provided here is shown as a 3x3 matrix, with each element being a placeholder for these probabilities.
- **Rows and Columns**: Each row and column of the matrix corresponds to a state in the Markov process.
- **Matrix Elements**: Each cell in the matrix is a probability value that the process will transition from one state to another.
### Filling in the Matrix
To complete this task, calculate the probability of transitioning from each state \( i \) to each state \( j \) and fill these probabilities into the corresponding positions in the matrix. Remember that the sum of probabilities in each row must equal 1, which ensures that the transition from a given state to any other state is certain.
**Challenge**: Analyze the given Markov process and determine each state’s transition probability to complete the matrix \( P \) accurately.
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