Prospective run theory for multinomial outcomes
Abstract
The focus of this study was to generalize the theory of runs to multinomial outcomes using the generating function approach. Detailed discussion is provided for determining the probability distributions for all runs of length i in a sequence of n trials for the binomial and trinomial cases. The generalization to multinomial case is also presented. Application to data for patients from a long term disability care facility is presented to illustrate the use of Run Theory in determining the probability of a dominant state of treatment associated with a patient during his/her hospitalization.
Subject Area
Biostatistics
Recommended Citation
Trivedi, Renuka Prasad, "Prospective run theory for multinomial outcomes" (1993). Texas Medical Center Dissertations (via ProQuest). AAI9401780.
https://digitalcommons.library.tmc.edu/dissertations/AAI9401780