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Constructing Markov chains with given dependence and marginal stationary distributions

Statistics Theory 2024-07-26 v1 Statistics Theory

Abstract

A method of constructing Markov chains on finite state spaces is provided. The chain is specified by three constraints: stationarity, dependence and marginal distributions. The generalized Pythagorean theorem in information geometry plays a central role in the construction. An algorithm for obtaining the desired Markov chain is described. Integer-valued autoregressive processes are considered for illustration.

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@article{arxiv.2407.17682,
  title  = {Constructing Markov chains with given dependence and marginal stationary distributions},
  author = {Tomonari Sei},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2407.17682},
  year   = {2024}
}

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20 pages, 2 figures

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