Computable bounds for the decay parameter of a birth-death process
David Sirl
Hanjun Zhang
Phil Pollett
2134/8866
https://repository.lboro.ac.uk/articles/journal_contribution/Computable_bounds_for_the_decay_parameter_of_a_birth-death_process/9368288
We present bounds on the decay parameter for absorbing birth--death processes adapted from results of Chen (2000), (2001). We address numerical issues associated with computing these bounds, and assess their accuracy for several models, including the stochastic logistic model, for which estimates of the decay parameter have been obtained previously by NĂ¥sell (2001).
2011-09-28 10:55:43
Approximation
Exponential ergodicity
Quasi-stationary distribution