A Simplified Higher-Order Markov Chain Model Year: 2013 Volume: 7 Issue: 1 174 - 181 Pages Authors: Chao Wang Ting-Zhu Huang Chen Jia Abstract: In this paper, we present a simplified higher-order Markov chain model for multiple categorical data sequences also called as simplified higher-order multivariate Markov chain model. Keywords: Higher-order multivariate Markov chain model Categorical data sequences Multivariate Markov chain.