An urn initially contains 2 balls, one of which is red and the other blue. At each stage a ball is randomly selected. If the selected ball is red, then it is replaced with a red ball with probability .7 or with a blue ball with probability .3; if the selected ball is blue, then it is equally likely to be replaced by either a red or blue ball. Tet X, equal 1 if the nth ball selected is red, and let it equal 0 other- ise Is {X,,n> 1} a Markov chain?

Imagine you own an established startup with growing profits. you are looking for funding to greatly expand company operations. what method of financing would be best for you?

Suppose the number of equipment sales and service contracts that a store sold during the last six (6) months for treadmills and exercise bikes was as follows: treadmill exercise bike total sold 185 123 service contracts 67 55 the store can only sell a service contract on a new piece of equipment. of the 185 treadmills sold, 67 included a service contract and 118 did not.

Which maxim is being neglected in the following conversation? eli: how did you do at the track meet? caleb: i came in second place! eli: congratulations! what was your time? caleb: six minutes, four seconds. the guy who won only beat me by three seconds. eli: really? katie said the winning time was under 6 minutes. caleb: oh, well, he might have beat me by five seconds. a)maxim of quantity b)maxim of quality c)maxim of relevance d)maxim of manner