Parameter redundancy and identifiability in hidden Markov models

Diana J. Cole ()
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Diana J. Cole: University of Kent

METRON, 2019, vol. 77, issue 2, No 4, 105-118

Abstract: Abstract Hidden Markov models are a flexible class of models that can be used to describe time series data which depends on an unobservable Markov process. As with any complex model, it is not always obvious whether all the parameters are identifiable, or if the model is parameter redundant; that is, the model can be reparameterised in terms of a smaller number of parameters. This paper considers different methods for detecting parameter redundancy and identifiability in hidden Markov models. We examine both numerical methods and methods that involve symbolic algebra. These symbolic methods require a unique representation of a model, known as an exhaustive summary. We provide an exhaustive summary for hidden Markov models and show how it can be used to investigate identifiability.

Keywords: Hidden Markov models; Identifiability; Parameter redundancy (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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DOI: 10.1007/s40300-019-00156-3

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