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Social applications of semi-Markov processes

In: Semi-Markov Models

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  • D. J. Bartholomew

    (London School of Economics and Political Science)

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Human populations can be divided into categories on the basis of such things as place of residence, social class or level in a management hierarchy. Individuals often move between categories in anunpredictable manner so that an individual history consists of a sequence of lengths of stay and a set of transitions between categories. There may also be losses from the system and gains to it. These elements correspond to those of a semi-Markov process which thus provides a possible model for such systems.

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  • D. J. Bartholomew, 1986. "Social applications of semi-Markov processes," Springer Books, in: Jacques Janssen (ed.), Semi-Markov Models, pages 463-474, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:sprchp:978-1-4899-0574-1_28
    DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4899-0574-1_28
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