% Exercise with Markov chains. Determine probability % of winning a simplified game of baseball with different % batting orders. %--------------------------------------------------------- %states: runs, outs, onbase % 1 0,0,0 % 2 0,0,1 % 3 0,1,0 % 4 0,1,1 % 5 0,2 % 6 1,0,0 % 7 1,0,1 % 8 1,1,0 % 9 1,1,1 % 10 1,2 % 11 2 %--------------------------------------------------------- % Transition matrix for A: % A makes an out with probability .6, a base hit with % probability .3, and a homerun with probability .1. PA=zeros(11,11); PA(6,1) = .1; PA(2,1) = .3; PA(3,1) = .6; PA(11,2) = .1; PA(7,2) = .3; PA(4,2) = .6; PA(8,3) = .1; PA(4,3) = .3; PA(5,3) = .6; PA(11,4) = .1; PA(9,4) = .3; PA(5,4) = .6; PA(5,5) = 1; PA(11,6) = .1; PA(7,6) = .3; PA(8,6) = .6; PA(11,7) = .4; PA(9,7) = .6; PA(11,8) = .1; PA(9,8) = .3; PA(10,8) = .6; PA(11,9) = .4; PA(10,9) = .6; PA(10,10) = 1; PA(11,11) = 1; % Transition matrix for B: % B makes an out with probability .7, a base hit with % probability .1, and a homerun with probability .2. PB=zeros(11,11); PB(6,1) = .2; PB(2,1) = .1; PB(3,1) = .7; PB(11,2) = .2; PB(7,2) = .1; PB(4,2) = .7; PB(8,3) = .2; PB(4,3) = .1; PB(5,3) = .7; PB(11,4) = .2; PB(9,4) = .1; PB(5,4) = .7; PB(5,5) = 1; PB(11,6) = .2; PB(7,6) = .1; PB(8,6) = .7; PB(11,7) = .3; PB(9,7) = .7; PB(11,8) = .2; PB(9,8) = .1; PB(10,8) = .7; PB(11,9) = .3; PB(10,9) = .7; PB(10,10) = 1; PB(11,11) = 1; % Initial state vector: no runs, no outs, no one on base. x0 = zeros(11,1); x0(1) = 1; % By analysis, each batter hits at most twice before the % game is over. BABAx0 = PB*PA*PB*PA*x0, ABABx0 = PA*PB*PA*PB*x0, fprintf('Probability of winning if A hits first = %f\n',BABAx0(11)) fprintf('Probability of winning if B hits first = %f\n',ABABx0(11))