Estimation of Time-Varying Markov Processes with Aggregate Data
利用汇总数据估计时变马尔可夫过程
The exact stochastic character of observed data from a Markov process is derived for the case where only aggregate stocks, as opposed to individual transitions, are observed. Particular attention is devoted to the distinction between data generated by a panel study, where a single group of individuals is followed over time, and that generated by random sampling, where the observed groups are not identical over time. Several alternative estimators are developed which take…