Simulation estimation of mixed discrete choice models using randomized and scrambled Halton sequences

Transportation Research Part B: Methodological

Volumn 37, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 837-855

  Bhat, Chandra R ^a  

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

Author keywords

Hybrid sequences; Maximum simulated likelihood estimation; Mixed logit model; Mixed probit model; Multinomial probit model; Pseudo random sequences; Quasi random sequences

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; INTEGRATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; RANDOM PROCESSES;

DISCRETE CHOICE MODELS;

TRANSPORTATION;

ESTIMATION METHOD; LOGIT ANALYSIS; PLANNING METHOD; SIMULATION; TRANSPORTATION PLANNING;

EID: 0042313906     PISSN: 01912615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0191-2615(02)00090-5     Document Type: Article

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