MultiBD: Multivariate Birth-Death Processes

Computationally efficient functions to provide direct likelihood-based inference for partially-observed multivariate birth-death processes. Such processes range from a simple Yule model to the complex susceptible-infectious-removed model in disease dynamics. Efficient likelihood evaluation facilitates maximum likelihood estimation and Bayesian inference.

Package details

AuthorLam S.T. Ho [aut], Marc A. Suchard [aut, cre], Forrest W. Crawford [aut], Jason Xu [ctb], Vladimir N. Minin [ctb]
MaintainerMarc A. Suchard <msuchard@ucla.edu>
LicenseApache License 2.0
Version1.0.2
Package repositoryView on CRAN
Installation Install the latest version of this package by entering the following in R:
install.packages("MultiBD")

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MultiBD documentation built on March 24, 2026, 5:07 p.m.