Second Order Markov multistate models
Statistics Theory
2023-04-18 v1 Statistics Theory
Abstract
Multistate models (MSM) are well developed for continuous and discrete times under a first order Markov assumption. Motivated by a cohort of COVID-19 patients, an MSM was designed based on 14 transitions among 7 states of a patient. Since a preliminary analysis showed that the first order Markov condition was not met for some transitions, we have developed a second order Markov model where the future evolution not only depends on the current but also on the preceding state. Under a discrete time analysis, assuming homogeneity and that past information is restricted to 2 consecutive times, we expanded the transition probability matrix and proposed an extension of the Chapman- Kolmogorov equations.
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@article{arxiv.2304.07837,
title = {Second Order Markov multistate models},
author = {Mireia Besalú and Guadalupe Gómez Melis},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2304.07837},
year = {2023}
}