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Research Report SRR00-007
The Maki-Thompson Rumour Model: A Detailed Analysis
J. Gani
Abstract:
The general solution for stochastic rumour models has
recently been derived by Pearce (1998) for both the Daley-Kendall
and Maki-Thompson cases. This paper concentrates on the simpler
Maki-Thompson model, which presents some particular problems of
its own. A general solution is set out, and illustrated by an
example starting with 1 spreader and 2 ignorants; in this case,
the probabilities of 2, 1 and 0 surviving ignorants are 0, 1/4 and
3/4 respectively.
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