Finite Mathematics (11th Edition)
11th Edition
ISBN: 9780321979438
Author: Margaret L. Lial, Raymond N. Greenwell, Nathan P. Ritchey
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 10.1, Problem 20E
Find the first three powers of each transition matrix in Exercises 17-22 (for example. A, A2, and A3 in Exercise 17). For each transition matrix, find the probability that state 1 changes to state 2 after three repetitions of the experiment.
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The four brands of soap have the current market share of 0.23, 0.28, 0.25, and 0.24 for brands A, B, C, and D, respectively. Below are the transition probability matrix of the soap brands based on their annual performance and the number of customers using the brands.
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a) What is the market share of Brand D in the long run? Answer in 2 decimal places.
c) What is the mean return time of Brand A? Answer in 2 decimal places.
b) How many customers will shift preference in using Brand C soap in the long run?
Number of Customers
d) What is the percentage change of Brand B? Answer in percentage and in 2 decimal places.
Find the probability of going from state C to state A in three trials, given the transition matrix P and the powers of P below.
A B C
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0.43 0.21 0.36
0.6 0.3 0.1
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0.336 0.150 0.514
0.2 0.1 0.7
p3 = B 0.212 0.070 0.718
0.21 0.07 0.72
0.15 0.03 0.82
0.1
0 0.9
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The probability of going from state C to state A in three trials is
The four brands of soap have the current market share of 0.23, 0.28, 0.25, and 0.24 for brands A, B, C, and D, respectively. Below are the transition probability matrix of the soap brands based on their annual performance and the number of customers using the brands.From/To A B C D Number of Customers A 0.2 0.3 0.1 0.4 2300 B 0 0.2 0.5 0.3 2800 C 0.3 0.5 0 0.2 2500 D 0.3 0.4 0.3 0 2400 a) What is the market share of Brand D in the long run? Answer in 2 decimal places.b) How many customers will shift preference in using Brand C soap in the long run?c) What is the mean return time of Brand 1? Answer in 2 decimal places.d) What is the percentage change of Brand B? Answer in 2 decimal places.
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