BIRTH DEATH PROCESSES WITH PIECEWISE CONSTANT RATES

被引:22
作者
KOPPSCHNEIDER, A [1 ]
机构
[1] DEUTSCH KREBSFORSCHUNGSZENTRUM,BIOSTAT ABT,W-6900 HEIDELBERG,GERMANY
关键词
BIRTH DEATH PROCESS; MULTISTAGE MODEL; INITIATION PROMOTION EXPERIMENT;
D O I
10.1016/0167-7152(92)90086-K
中图分类号
O21 [概率论与数理统计]; C8 [统计学];
学科分类号
020208 ; 070103 ; 0714 ;
摘要
This paper derives the probability distribution and extinction probabilities for a birth-death process with piecewise constant rates. Such processes are used to model various biological phenomena. The results are applied to multistage models of carcinogenesis incorporating clonal expansion.
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页码:121 / 127
页数:7
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