Which of the Following Is not an Assumption or a Characteristic

question 15

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is not an assumption or a characteristic of a Markov Process?

• A) The transition probabilities are the same for any customer.
• B) The transition probabilities will remain constant over time.
• C) The probability of being in a particular state at any one time period depends only on the state immediately preceding it.
• D) In a transition matrix, sum of the row probabilities must sum to one.
• E) In a transition matrix, sum of the column probabilities must sum to one.

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