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This paper introduces the concept of quasi-independence into embedded Markov chains and identifies the maximum likelihood frequency estimates to be used with χ 2 tests of the null hypothesis of quasi-independence within an embedded Markov chain.
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Yu, J. Tests for quasi-independence of embedded markov chains. Mathematical Geology 16, 267–282 (1984). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01032691
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