Social applications of semi-Markov processes

D. J. Bartholomew
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D. J. Bartholomew: London School of Economics and Political Science

A chapter in Semi-Markov Models, 1986, pp 463-474 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract 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.

Keywords: Markov Process; Transition Rate; Social Mobility; Transition Matrice; Markov Chain Model (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 1986
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DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4899-0574-1_28

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