Counting your chickens with Markov chains

DOI10.1080/0025570X.2019.1561097MaRDI QIDQ5108579zbMATH OpenOpenAlexWikidataFDO

Authors David McCune, Lori McCune

Publication date 4 May 2020

Published in Mathematics Magazine (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://doi.org/10.1080/0025570x.2019.1561097

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Applications of Markov chains and discrete-time Markov processes on general state spaces (social mobility, learning theory, industrial processes, etc.) (60J20) Probabilistic games; gambling (91A60)

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