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Evaluation of Markov models with discontinuities

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dc.contributor.authorBermejo, Iñigo
dc.contributor.authorPérez Martín, Jorge
dc.contributor.authorDíez Vegas, Francisco Javier
dc.date.accessioned2024-05-20T11:42:28Z
dc.date.available2024-05-20T11:42:28Z
dc.date.issued2019-02-07
dc.description.abstractBackground. Several methods, such as the half-cycle correction and the life-table method, were developed to attenuate the error introduced in Markov models by the discretization of time. Elbasha and Chhatwal have proposed alternative “corrections” based on numerical integration techniques. They present an example whose results suggest that the trapezoidal rule, which is equivalent to the half-cycle correction, is not as accurate as Simpson’s 1/3 and 3/8 rules. However, they did not take into consideration the impact of discontinuities. Objective. To propose a method for evaluating Markov models with discontinuities. Design. Applying the trapezoidal rule, we derive a method that consists of adjusting the model by setting the cost at each point of discontinuity to the mean of the left and right limits of the cost function. We then take from the literature a model with a cycle length of 1 year and a discontinuity on the cost function and compare our method with other “corrections” using as the gold standard an equivalent model with a cycle length of 1 day. Results. As expected, for this model, the life-table method is more accurate than assuming that transitions occur at the beginning or the end of cycles. The application of numerical integration techniques without taking into account the discontinuity causes large errors. The model with averaged cost values yields very small errors, especially for the trapezoidal and the 1/3 Simpson rules. Conclusion. In the case of discontinuities, we recommend applying the trapezoidal rule on an averaged model because this method has a mathematical justification, and in our empirical evaluation, it was more accurate than the sophisticated 3/8 Simpson rule.en
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dc.identifier.doihttp://doi.org/10.1177/0272989X19837974
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14468/12447
dc.journal.titleMedical Decision Making
dc.journal.volume39
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherSociety for Medical Decision Making
dc.relation.centerE.T.S. de Ingeniería Informática
dc.relation.departmentInteligencia Artificial
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/deed.es
dc.subject.keywordsstate-transition models
dc.subject.keywordshalf-cycle correction
dc.subject.keywordsMarkov models
dc.subject.keywordswithin-cycle correction
dc.subject.keywordsdiscontinuities
dc.titleEvaluation of Markov models with discontinuitieses
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