Accommodating flexible substitution patterns in multi-dimensional choice modeling: Formulation and application to travel mode and departure time choice

Transportation Research Part B: Methodological

Volumn 32, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 455-466

  Bhat, Chandra R ^a  

^a The University of Texas at Austin   (United States)

Author keywords

Departure time analysis; Error components logit; Mixed multinomial logit; Nested logit model; Nonwork trip modeling; Simulation estimation technique; Travel mode choice modeling

Indexed keywords

CORRELATION METHODS; ESTIMATION; MATHEMATICAL TECHNIQUES; TRANSPORTATION; TRANSPORTATION ROUTES;

DEPARTURE TIME ANALYSIS; ERROR COMPONENT LOGIT; MIXED MULTINOMIAL LOGIT; NESTED LOGIT MODEL; NONWORK TRIP MODELING; SIMULATION ESTIMATION TECHNIQUE; TRAVEL MODE CHOICE MODELING;

MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

EID: 0032156737     PISSN: 01912615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0191-2615(98)00011-3     Document Type: Article

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