Runs of Markov Chains and Streaks in Baseball

José Luis Palacios ()
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José Luis Palacios: Universidad Simón Bolívar

Methodology and Computing in Applied Probability, 2010, vol. 12, issue 4, 659-665

Abstract: Abstract We find the almost sure limits of the proportions of the total number of runs, and of the number of runs of a given length, over the number of transitions, for the states of a finite irreducible Markov chain. We apply these results to the streaks of wins and losses of the Chicago White Sox in the years 1999 through 2008.

Keywords: Runs; Streaks; Baseball; Primary 60J10; Secondary 60J20 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2010
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