【发布时间】:2019-09-27 10:03:03
【问题描述】:
以下源代码来自一本书。注释是我写的,以便更好地理解代码。
#==================================================================
# markov(init,mat,n,states) = Simulates n steps of a Markov chain
#------------------------------------------------------------------
# init = initial distribution
# mat = transition matrix
# labels = a character vector of states used as label of data-frame;
# default is 1, .... k
#-------------------------------------------------------------------
markov <- function(init,mat,n,labels)
{
if (missing(labels)) # check if 'labels' argument is missing
{
labels <- 1:length(init) # obtain the length of init-vecor, and number them accordingly.
}
simlist <- numeric(n+1) # create an empty vector of 0's
states <- 1:length(init)# ???? use the length of initial distribution to generate states.
simlist[1] <- sample(states,1,prob=init) # sample function returns a random permutation of a vector.
# select one value from the 'states' based on 'init' probabilities.
for (i in 2:(n+1))
{
simlist[i] <- sample(states, 1, prob = mat[simlist[i-1],]) # simlist is a vector.
# so, it is selecting all the columns
# of a specific row from 'mat'
}
labels[simlist]
}
#==================================================================
我对此源代码有一些困惑。
为什么使用states <- 1:length(init) 来生成状态?如果状态像 S ={-1, 0, 1, 2,...} 会怎样?
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标签: r statistics probability markov-chains markov