The value of using stated preference methods: A case study in modelling water heater choices

Mathematics and Computers in Simulation

Volumn 64, Issue 3-4, 2004, Pages 487-495

  Bartels, R ^a   Fiebig, D G ^b   McCabe, A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^c Credit Suisse Asset Management   (Australia)

Author keywords

Choice modelling; Experimental data; Water heaters

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DATA ACQUISITION; DATA REDUCTION; DECISION MAKING; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ESTIMATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PROBLEM SOLVING;

CHOICE MODELING; DATA COLLECTION; EXPERIMENTAL DATA;

WATER HEATERS;

EID: 0942266797     PISSN: 03784754     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-4754(03)00114-9     Document Type: Conference Paper

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