What do you want to estimate that can't
be estimated using -xttrans- (or -xttrans2-
from SSC)?
Nick
[email protected]
Carol Bao
> There have been quite a few postings regarding
> estimating a multiple state (more than 2) markov
> transition model, including the two postings in the
> following. I am wondering if anyone has suggestions
> about this. Also, there is this paper titled "Using
> Stata's -ml method d2- to estimate a multi-state
> Markov transition model" by Thomas B�ttner
> ([email protected]). I am wondering if anyone has
> used this method and what is the converging speed and
> results, since -ml- with -d2- is no easy job. It
> seems that I cannot get hold of Mr. B�ttner via the
> no-longer valid email address.
>
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