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Table 3 Simulation parameters of the semi-markov model

From: Investigating hospital heterogeneity with a multi-state frailty model: application to nosocomial pneumonia disease in intensive care units

   

Transition

  
 

01

02

03

12

13

θ hk =(a hk ,b hk )

(1.3,15)

(1.3,35)

(1.25,15)

(1.3,45)

(1.25,41)

β hk =( β hk 1 , β hk 2 )

(0.8,1.0)

(0.6,1.2)

(1.3,0.3)

(0.7,1.1)

(0.6,1.2)

  1. The parameter θ hk corresponds to the parameters of the Weibull distribution (shape parameter a hk and scale parameter b hk ). The coefficient β hk is the parameter vector of the proportional hazard model for each transition hk.