Mechanisms of family formation: an application of Hidden Markov Models to a life course process
Han, S., Liefbroer, A., & Elzinga, C. (2019). Advances in Life Course Research, 43, 100265-100265 10.1016/j.alcr.2019.03.001
Life courses consist of complex patterns of correlated events and spells. The nature and strength of these correlations is known to depend on both micro- and macrocovariates. Life-course models such as event-history analysis and sequence analysis are not well equipped to deal with the processual and latent character of the decision- making process. We argue that Hidden Markov Models satisfy …