A paper published in 2008 by Paula Stickles used these to analyze
A paper published in 2008 by Paula Stickles used these to analyze The Price is Right's Three Strikes game, showing that a 1998 change in the rules significantly altered the contestant's likelihood of winning. It can be used to find a proper sample, and it is best exemplified in a model in which directional movement is based on random occurrence, the random walk. For 10 points, identify this statistical entity, where the probability of reaching any of a finite number of states can be found using only the present state, an entity named for a Russian mathematician.
A paper published in 2008 by Paula Stickles used these to analyze
{Markov chain}