Markov chains represent stochastic processes where the probability distribution of the next step depends nontrivially on the current step, but does not depend on previous steps. Give this library some training data and it will generate new random data that statistically resembles it. Give it your business plan and it will generate an even more bullshit business plan. Give it a sequence of notes and it will generate a new melody. Give it some stock ticker data and it will predict the future price of that stock (disclaimer: will not actually predict the future).
For example:
Markov.run(2, "Wayne went to Wales to watch walruses. ".toStream, 0)
This runs a Markov chain beginning with Wa. The next step is either y or l with equal probability. If y is picked, then ay is followed by n with 100% probability. Otherwise, al is followed by either e or r.
A run of the process is parameterized by a window size n, a sequence d called the "dictionary", a start index i into the dictionary, and optionally a random number generator g. From the dictionary, we construct a weighted list of all allowable transitions. The run starts at d(i) and the next transition is randomly selected from the weighted distribution of states that are allowed to follow it, based on the dictionary. The window size n determines how many elements of the sequence constitute a discrete step.
For another example, here is the output of a runMulti using the "Markov Chain" Wikipedia entry as a dictionary:
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This library is based on the Data.MarkovChain Haskell library by Henning Thielemann.
It is released under a permissive BSD license.