Using angler characteristics and attitudinal data to identify environmental preference classes: A latent-class model

Environmental and Resource Economics

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 91-115

  Morey, Edward ^a   Thacher, Jennifer ^b   Breffle, William ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

^c ABT ASSOCIATES   (United States)

Author keywords

Attitudinal data; E M algorithm; Latent class attitudinal model; Latent class joint model

Indexed keywords

DATA MINING; ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ESTIMATION; PROBABILITY; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

ATTITUDINAL DATA; E-M ALGORITHM; LATENT-CLASS ATTITUDINAL MODEL; LATENT-CLASS JOINT MODEL;

DATA ACQUISITION;

AMENITY; ANGLING; ATTITUDINAL SURVEY;

EID: 33645543383     PISSN: 09246460     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10640-005-3794-7     Document Type: Article

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