In Determining Steady-State Behavior for a Process with Absorbing States

Multiple Choice

In determining steady-state behavior for a process with absorbing states, the subdivision of the transition matrix yields:

A) an identity submatrix, but no zero submatrix.
B) no identity submatrix, but a zero submatrix.
C) both an identity submatrix and a zero submatrix.
D) neither an identity submatrix nor a zero submatrix.