The classical approach to market behavioral analysis rarely uses data provided by the transitional, or switching, habits of the consumer. In this article, the authors have taken types of laundry powders purchased by a housewife to define the state space of a Markov chain. Using this model future purchase behavior is predicted, and statistical inferences on the switching habits are made.
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