Markov processes in a longitudinal friendship network analysis and breakfast-eating behavior

WSEAS Transactions on Mathematics

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 138-144

  Yang, Hsieh Hua ^a   Yang, Hung Jen ^b  

^a CHANG JUNG CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL KAOHSIUNG NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Friendship network; Health behavior; Markov chain; University students

Indexed keywords

MARKOV PROCESSES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PERSONNEL TESTING; PROBABILITY; STUDENTS;

FRIENDSHIP NETWORK; HEALTH BEHAVIOR;

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH;

EID: 33751585932     PISSN: 11092769     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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