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A limiting distribution for Bernoulli trials with second-order Markov dependence

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 July 2016

Barron Brainerd
Barron Brainerd*
Affiliation:
University of Toronto
*
∗ Postal address: Department of Mathematics, University of Toronto, Toronto, M5S 1A1, Canada.
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Abstract

Let ℰ be an event governed by a homogeneous second-order two-state Markov chain. Assume the steady state has been achieved. Consider Nm the number of times that ℰ occurs in m successive trials. The limiting distribution of P(Nm = k) is obtained under the condition that mP(ℰ)=λ.

Keywords

SECOND-ORDER MARKOV CHAINSLIMITING DISTRIBUTIONPÓLYA-AEPPLI DISTRIBUTIONLAGUERRE FUNCTIONS
Type
Short Communications
Information
Journal of Applied Probability , Volume 20 , Issue 2 , June 1983 , pp. 419 - 422
Copyright
Copyright © Applied Probability Trust 1983 

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