when should a chain return to its starting place average time for first return of a chain of numbers what is the expected number of steps that $x_n$ will take to return to its starting position? when you return to the initial position of the chain, what is the expected number of steps that $x_n$ will take to return to its starting position? when a chain has a stationary distribution and a discrete a stationary one, what is the expected time of first return how does the probability of visiting all other states vary in a chain? probability of return to the starting position the expected number of steps that $x_n$ will take to return to its starting position is _____. when the chain jumps to its starting position what is the expected number of steps? how do you find the time of first return what is the expected time of its first return how to compute time of first return of the markov chain? why is it important to check if the chain has reached any other places before returning probability of visiting all other states before return what is the probability of visiting all of the other states before returning to its starting position ________ is the expected number of steps n of a markov chain, if the chain is irreducible? what is the probability of visiting all other state before returning to its starting position how to find the time of return on a markov chain with 12 states what is the expected number of steps that $x_n$ will take to return to its starting position? what is the expected probability of the chain returning from a single state