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Analysing binary lattice data with the nearest-neighbor property

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 July 2016

David J. Strauss*
Affiliation:
University of California, Riverside

Abstract

The probability density of binary variables on a lattice with the nearest-neighbor condition is given by the Gibbs Random Field formula. This paper examines some consequences of the result. Approximate formulae for the maximum likelihood estimator of the persistence parameter are derived and discussed, with an example. A comparison is made between two test statistics for independence.

Type
Research Papers
Copyright
Copyright © Applied Probability Trust 1975 

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