Sooner and later waiting time problems for patterns in Markov dependent trials

Abstract

In this paper, we investigate sooner and later waiting time problems for patterns S0 and S1 in multistate Markov dependent trials. The probability functions and the probability generating functions of the sooner and later waiting time random variables are studied. Further, the probability generating functions of the distributions of distances between successive occurrences of S0 and between successive occurrences of S0 and S1 and of the waiting time until the rth occurrence of S0 are also given.