[R] Markov modeling using msm

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On 08/08/2021 03:43 AM, Rui Barradas wrote:
> Hello,
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> There are CRAN packages, for instance, packages DTMCPack and markovchain, that require transition probabilities as input. See this R-bloggers post [1].
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> [1] https://www.r-bloggers.com/2016/01/getting-started-with-markov-chains/
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> Hope this helps,
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> Rui Barradas
>
> Às 02:21 de 08/08/21, H escreveu:
>> I would like to use R and msm to replicate the results from a published study where the authors used Tree Age Pro 2011 for their Markov modeling. I am new to Markov modeling and while I have tried to read up, my understanding is still quite limited...
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>> The papers contains the the state transition probabilities but it seems to me that msm requires transition intensities rather than transition probabilities. Is this correct?
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>> If so, the msm documentation suggests that msm can output transition probabilities but is there any way I can do the reverse, ie input transition probabilities into my msm model?
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>> Appreciate any pointers.
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Thank you, will check those out!