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Broken disk head

Broken disk head: We would like to read 1 byte = sequence of 8 bits from a disk, starting from bit 0. Our disk head reads 1 bit at a time. Disk head can only move forward, but after reaching bit 7 ...
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Markov Chains - Using Gibbs & Metropolis algorithm.

Suppose $f_x,_y$ is bivariate normal distribution. I was given the parameters $(μ_1, μ_2, σ_1^2, σ_2^2)$ and $ρ=0.95$ the correlation coefficient. I want to generate $(x_1,y_1), ...
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How does the backward/forward algorithm work if there is no end?

I'm using Jason Eisner's spreadsheet to understand HMM more better. There's a box at the top that have a transition matrix. I see the Cold day and Hot day options, but don't understand why there's a ...
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Figuring out probabilities with Hidden Markov Models

I'm really new to Math so sorry in advance if this question does not make sense. Also I cross posted this on stats.stackexchange.com also. Background: I'm trying to learn about hidden Markov models ...