1. Building higher-order Markov chain models with EXCEL.
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Ching, Wai-Ki, Fung, Eric S., and Ng, Michael K.
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MARKOV processes ,SEARCH engines ,ALGORITHMS ,STOCHASTIC processes ,COMPUTER programming ,FOUNDATIONS of arithmetic - Abstract
Categorical data sequences occur in many applications such as forecasting, data mining and bioinformatics. In this note, we present higher-order Markov chain models for modelling categorical data sequences with an efficient algorithm for solving the model parameters. The algorithm can be implemented easily in a Microsoft EXCEL worksheet. We give a detailed description for the implementation which is accessible and useful to anyone who is interested in the applications of higher-order Markov chain models and has some knowledge of EXCEL. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2004
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