Open AccessAnalysis of Life Histories: A State Space Approach
Author(s) -
Fernando Rajulton
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
canadian studies in population
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.157
H-Index - 8
eISSN - 1927-629X
pISSN - 0380-1489
DOI - 10.25336/p63w31
Subject(s) - computer science , state space , markov chain , space (punctuation) , state (computer science) , markov model , constant (computer programming) , theoretical computer science , markov process , data science , programming language , machine learning , mathematics , statistics , operating system
The computer package LIFEHIST written by the author is meant for analyzinglife histories through a state space approach. Basic ideas on which the variousprograms have been built are described in this paper in a nonmathematicallanguage. Users can use various programs for multistate analyses based onMarkov and semi-Markov frameworks and sequences of transitions implied inlife histories. The package is under constant revision, and programs for using afew specific models the author thinks will be useful for analyzing longitudinaldata will be incorporated in the near future.