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The use of Markov models in modelling students' flows in a multi-echelon educational system

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  • Augustine A. Osagiede
  • Virtue U. Ekhosuehi

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In modelling the educational process, discrete-time Markov chains are commonly used to provide a convenient framework to unify the states of the systems. This paper evaluates the use of discrete-time Markov chains in modelling the sequence of students' flow in the educational system. The motivations for the study emanate from the frequently observed non-equidistant transition durations in the educational system and the ill-posed problem in the discrete-time Markov chain in an attempt to recover the one-step transition matrix from the higher-order transition matrix. The strength and limitations of the existing methods are identified as well as some future research directions.

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  • Augustine A. Osagiede & Virtue U. Ekhosuehi, 2013. "The use of Markov models in modelling students' flows in a multi-echelon educational system," International Journal of Operational Research, Inderscience Enterprises Ltd, vol. 17(2), pages 170-182.
    • Handle: RePEc:ids:ijores:v:17:y:2013:i:2:p:170-182
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