In Determining Steady-State Behavior for a Process with Absorbing States

question 21

Multiple Choice

In determining steady-state behavior for a process with absorbing states, the subdivision of the transition matrix yields:

• A)an identity submatrix, but no zero submatrix.
• B)no identity submatrix, but a zero submatrix.
• C)both an identity submatrix and a zero submatrix.
• D)neither an identity submatrix nor a zero submatrix.

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